Silver Bullet Pest ControlA swarm in the family room, a floor that suddenly feels soft, or termites found two weeks before closing? Silver Bullet Pest Control helps Hanover Township homeowners in Whippany and Cedar Knolls sort out what's truly urgent, treats the termites, and repairs the damaged wood afterward.
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Text a photo of the insects, wings or damage to 973-510-2585 — we'll tell you how urgent it really is.
Don't spray or tear anything out — save a sample or photo, keep weight off any soft floor, and call a licensed termite company to inspect and treat the soil and active areas. Silver Bullet Pest Control serves Hanover Township, including Whippany and Cedar Knolls. Visits are scheduled ahead and a same-day visit is sometimes possible; we put structural concerns and closing deadlines first. After treatment we repair damaged sills, joists and framing ourselves. NJ License 90568B. Call or text 973-510-2585.
Termites feel like an emergency, but most situations give you a little time. Here's how we sort calls:
| What you're seeing | How urgent | What to do now |
|---|---|---|
| A floor, step or deck board that feels soft or sags | High — a safety issue | Keep people and heavy furniture off it and call right away |
| Termites found during a sale, with a closing date | High — a deadline | Tell us the date, lender and who needs paperwork |
| A swarm indoors today | Moderate — the colony is active | Save a few insects, vacuum the rest, book an inspection |
| Mud tubes on the foundation | Moderate | Leave them alone and send a photo |
| Old damage found during a renovation | Lower, but don't close it up | Stop work in that spot until it's checked |
| Wings on a sill, no insects | Lower | Photo, then book an inspection |
Not sure where you fit? Text a photo to 973-510-2585 and describe what you're seeing.
Put a few swarmers or wings in a bag, or take close, sharp photos. Note where they came from — one window, a crack in the slab, a door frame.
Store sprays kill the insects you see but not the colony in the soil. They also make it harder to see where the termites are coming in.
Pulling off trim or drywall to chase termites spreads the damage around. Leave it for the inspection, and keep any renovation work in that area on hold.
Tell us what you found and any deadline. Hanover visits are scheduled ahead; if the schedule allows, a same-day visit is sometimes possible.
The calls that truly can't wait are the ones where wood may no longer be doing its job. Termites hollow out wood from the inside and leave a thin shell, so a joist or sill can look fine and still be weak. Signs to take seriously:
Keep people, furniture and appliances off a soft area until it's looked at. During the inspection we check the sill plates, joists, beams and framing under that spot.
Once the termites are treated, our crew repairs the damage ourselves — replacing or reinforcing sills, sistering joists, and repairing beams and framing. One company handles both, so no one closes up wood that still has termites in it. More on termite damage repair.
Three kinds of evidence show up again and again:
Eastern subterranean termites are the species across New Jersey. Workers avoid light and open air, so you usually only see them when wood is broken open.
Tubes let termites travel out of the soil without drying out. Where tubes are, termites are getting in. They're one of the first things we look for.
Many Hanover homeowners first see damage during a kitchen or basement remodel. Stop work in that spot and have it checked before anything gets closed up.
Hanover Township takes in Whippany and Cedar Knolls, with the Whippany River running through it and Route 10 and I-287 crossing it. Neighborhoods mix older homes with houses from the decades after World War II — ranches, split-levels and colonials with basements, crawl spaces or slab additions.
Each of those details matters for termites:
We serve Hanover by appointment from our base in Garfield. We're not next door, so we schedule your visit ahead and tell you plainly when we can be there.
The colony lives in the soil, sometimes well away from the house, and sends workers in through the foundation. That's why spraying the bugs you see doesn't fix anything. What does work:
Home remedies you read about online — oils, vinegar, boric acid, cardboard traps — may kill a few termites but can't reach a colony underground. Companies that apply termite treatments for hire in New Jersey must be licensed; ours is NJ License 90568B.
Foundation, slab edges, porches, decks, garage, mulch beds, gutters, downspouts and any wood touching soil.
Basement or crawl space walls, sill plates, joists, beams, posts, and openings where pipes and wires come through.
We show you live termites, damage, tubes or risk conditions. If it's carpenter ants or wood rot instead, we tell you.
Treatment, any repairs, and moisture fixes, with a free quote and an honest timeline.
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The quote is free and comes after the inspection. These factors change the size of the job:
| Factor | Smaller job | Bigger job |
|---|---|---|
| Where the activity is | One spot | Several areas around the house |
| Construction | Open basement | Split-level, crawl space or slab additions |
| Finished space | Unfinished walls and ceilings | Finished basement or family room |
| Damage | None or cosmetic | Sills, joists or beams to repair |
| Timing | Flexible | Closing deadline or a safety concern |
Call or text 973-510-2585 to set up a Hanover inspection.
Tell us what you found and how urgent it feels — a soft floor, a swarm, mud tubes or a closing date. We'll give you an honest time for the visit.
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We treat soft floors and closing deadlines as top priority. Hanover visits are scheduled ahead because it's farther from our Garfield base, and a same-day visit is sometimes possible.
It means a colony is active nearby, but the damage builds slowly. Save a sample, don't spray, and book an inspection soon.
Keep people and heavy items off it and call. Termites can hollow out joists and sills while the surface still looks normal.
Not effectively. Sprays and home remedies kill only the termites they touch, while the colony stays in the soil.
Yes. After treatment we repair damaged sill plates, joists, beams and framing ourselves.
Stop work in that area and have it inspected first. Closing up damaged wood without treating it lets termites keep working.
Yes. We serve all of Hanover Township, including Whippany and Cedar Knolls, by appointment.
Yes. Tell us the closing date, the lender and who needs the report, and call as early as you can.
We explain where we treat, what we use and any precautions before we begin.
Yes. Silver Bullet Pest Control holds NJ License 90568B and has over 15 years of experience.
Sí. Hablamos español. Llame o mande un texto al 973-510-2585.
We serve Hanover Township and nearby towns by appointment, from our base in Garfield.
Updated November 2026 by the Silver Bullet Pest Control team, Garfield, NJ • NJ License 90568B
