10/07/2026
Cooler weather does not shut down a termite colony. We get this question every October, and the answer surprises most homeowners: subterranean termites keep foraging in coastal climates like ours well into December, and the mild winters we see here almost never slow them down enough to matter.
The damage that gets discovered in the fall is almost always damage that has been quietly accumulating for months. Mud tubes on a crawl space pier, hollow-sounding baseboards, soft spots in a bathroom floor — those are the clues homeowners only notice when they go looking.
Our latest post walks through what active termite activity actually looks like this time of year, how our inspection-first approach catches colonies early, and what a fall treatment plan involves. Link in bio.
https://www.commonwealthext.com/fall-termite-risk-newport-news-va