Silver Bullet Pest ControlWinged bugs by the basement window, a dirt tube climbing the foundation, or a soft spot in the porch floor? Silver Bullet Pest Control is a state-licensed termite company that serves Hillside. We confirm whether it's termites, treat the colony's way into the house, and repair the damaged wood ourselves when the job calls for it.
4.9 stars on Google • NJ License 90568B • 15+ years • Serving Union County by appointment • Hablamos español
Not sure what you found? Text a photo of the bugs, wings or tubes to 973-510-2585.
Silver Bullet Pest Control is a New Jersey licensed pest control company (License 90568B) that inspects and treats termites in Hillside, Union County. We're based in Garfield and schedule Hillside visits ahead of time; a licensed technician checks the foundation, basement and wood, shows you what we find, treats where the termites are getting in, and our crew can repair damaged sills, joists and framing afterward. 4.9 stars on Google, free quotes. Call or text 973-510-2585.
In New Jersey, a business that applies pesticides for hire has to hold a state license, and the people doing the work have to be certified or work under someone who is. Termite work is a specialty inside pest control: the products go into the soil around your foundation, sometimes under slabs and into walls, so you want a company that does it often and does it carefully.
Before you let anyone treat your Hillside home, ask these questions. A good company answers all of them without hesitating:
We've been doing this for over 15 years, and we'd rather tell you it's carpenter ants or old damage than sell you a treatment you don't need.
Termites stay hidden, so most people find one of these three things first:
A swarm is the colony sending out new kings and queens. Seeing them inside the house usually means the colony is in the soil right next to the foundation, or already in the wood. Save a few in a bag or take a photo.
Termites build these tubes so they can travel from the soil to wood without drying out. A tube that's been broken and rebuilt is active. Don't scrape them off before someone has seen them.
Termites eat wood from the inside out along the grain and pack the tunnels with soil. By the time a floor feels spongy, they've usually been there a while. We treat first, then repair.
Hillside sits between Newark, Elizabeth and Union, with Route 22 cutting across it. Much of the housing is older single-family and two-family homes on modest lots, many with full basements, porches and detached garages. That's the kind of house eastern subterranean termites, the species found all over North Jersey, get into most often.
We serve Hillside from our base in Garfield. Because it's outside our core Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Hudson area, we set up Hillside inspections ahead of time. Termites move slowly, so a scheduled visit in the next few days is fine for almost every case.
There's no shortcut, but the process is straightforward when it's done in the right order:
Flying ants, carpenter ants and old wood rot get mistaken for termites all the time. A careful inspection inside and out comes first — it decides everything else.
Termites live in the soil and enter where the house meets the ground: cracks, joints, porches, pipes through the slab. We map those areas on your house.
Usually that means treating the soil along the foundation so termites coming up from the ground run into it, plus the active spots inside. We explain the plan before we start.
Correct the moisture and wood-to-soil contact that drew them in, then repair the wood they damaged. Our crew handles the repair, so you're not hunting for a carpenter.
Here's what the common approaches do. We recommend one after we see your house:
| Approach | How it works | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Liquid soil treatment | Product goes into the soil along the foundation and at entry points, so termites pass through it | Most Hillside homes with basements or slabs and active termites |
| Spot / area treatment | Treats a specific active area inside, such as a sill section or a wall | Small, clearly defined activity, often alongside a soil treatment |
| Bait systems | Stations around the house that termites feed on and share with the colony | Some houses where soil treatment is hard; ask us if this fits yours |
| Wood repair | Damaged sills, joists or framing are cut out and replaced or reinforced | After the termites are treated — we do this ourselves |
No single method is right for every house. What matters is finding the activity, treating it properly and fixing the conditions behind it.
Spraying a mud tube or a swarm kills a few termites. The colony lives in the soil, out of reach.
A soil treatment works because it's continuous along the foundation. Pouring product in a few spots leaves easy ways around it.
Homeowners often find one area and miss the second or third. Termites keep working in the ones nobody saw.
A buyer's inspector will ask who treated the house and when. "I did it myself" rarely satisfies a lender or a buyer.
Killing termites stops new damage. It doesn't put back the wood they already ate. In an older Hillside house that's often a section of sill plate on top of the foundation, the ends of floor joists resting on it, a beam or posts in the basement, or framing around a porch or doorway.
Our crew repairs that damage ourselves once the termites are treated. We open the area, show you how far the damage goes, and replace or reinforce the wood so the floor and walls are solid again. One company treats and repairs, so nothing falls between two contractors.
See more on termite damage repair and sill plate repair.
A wood-destroying insect inspection is common in New Jersey home sales, and VA loans require one. If you're under contract, call as soon as you have a closing date.
Ask us which report forms your lender needs. Read more: VA termite inspections in NJ and VA termite certification in Springfield.
The quote is free and given after we inspect. These are what move it:
| Factor | Smaller job | Bigger job |
|---|---|---|
| Activity | One small active area | Several areas or long runs of tubes |
| Size of the house | Small footprint | Larger home, additions, attached garage |
| Foundation | Open, unfinished basement | Finished basement, slabs, porches and steps |
| Moisture | Dry, good drainage | Wet soil or leaks that need fixing too |
| Damage | None found | Sills, joists or framing to repair |
Call or text 973-510-2585 to schedule an inspection in Hillside.
Tell us what you found and send a photo if you can. We'll set up an inspection time that works for you.
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Yes. Silver Bullet Pest Control holds New Jersey pest control License 90568B and has over 15 years of experience. Ask any company you're considering for its license number.
Yes. We're based in Garfield and serve Hillside and other Union County towns by appointment, usually within a few days.
Confirm it's termites, treat where they enter the house, and fix the moisture and wood-to-soil contact that drew them in. Regular inspections catch any new activity early.
Termites have a thick waist, straight antennae and four wings of equal length. Flying ants have a pinched waist, bent antennae and longer front wings. Text us a photo.
It's a sign you need an inspection soon, but termites work slowly. A visit in the next few days is fine; don't spray or vacuum everything before we see it.
No. Leave them and take a photo. We need to see the activity as it is to judge where it's coming from.
Yes. After treatment our crew repairs damaged sill plates, joists, beams and framing ourselves.
Most homes we treat get a soil treatment along the foundation. If you're interested in a bait system, ask us and we'll tell you whether it fits your house.
We explain where and how we treat and any precautions before we start, so you know what to expect.
Yes. Give us the closing date, lender and who needs the report, and call as early as possible.
Sí. Hablamos español. Llame o mande un texto al 973-510-2585 para una cotización gratis.
We serve Hillside and these nearby towns by appointment.
Updated November 2026 by the Silver Bullet Pest Control team, Garfield, NJ • NJ License 90568B
