Termite Compliance
A field guide to the Official Texas Wood Destroying Insect Report: who can sign it, every section, the required diagram, and active vs. previous infestation, explained plainly.
July 2026
The California Wood Destroying Pests and Organisms Inspection Report: Section 1 vs. Section 2 findings, the required diagram, who can sign, and filing with the SPCB.
July 2026
The nationwide Wood Destroying Insect Inspection Report approved for FHA and VA loans: who can sign it, every section, the 90-day rule, and what it covers.
July 2026
WDI covers wood destroying insects; WDO also includes fungi and dry rot. A quick, plain-English breakdown of the difference and which states use which.
July 2026
Section 1 means active infestation or damage; Section 2 means conditions likely to lead to it. What each covers, the customary cost split, and what a clearance really is.
August 2026
What the letters on a termite diagram mean: the Texas WDI codes, how California diagrams key to numbered findings, and why every report needs a legend.
August 2026
What Section 6 of the Texas WDI report requires: targeted insect, treatment type, pesticide or bait, method, and warranty, plus when corrective treatment can be recommended.
August 2026
When VA and FHA loans require a termite inspection, which form applies, the 90-day dating convention, and the 2022 change that lets the veteran pay.
August 2026
Realistic timelines: one to two hours on site, same-day to five business days for the report, the 90-day lender window, and where the wait actually comes from.
August 2026
Pest Compliance
Who files the monthly summary pesticide use report, the 10th-of-the-month deadline, what goes in it, per-county filing, and CalAgPermits.
August 2026
Tree Services
When a removal permit needs an arborist report, what it must contain (survey table, DBH, ordinance references, TPZ), and who is qualified to write it.
August 2026
Field Operations
Where the return actually comes from: recovered technician time, same-day billing, compliance captured at the job, and technician retention, with the math to check it.
August 2026
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