Termite Inspections

What is required to do termite inspections and/or WDO inspections in Florida? I would like to be able to offer this service.

You have to be a Certified Operator, or an employee (cardholder) of an Certified Operator, of a Pest Control company.

Look up the requirement on the Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services site.

Unless you’re in the pest control business, you should stay away from these until fully and completely well trained.

Dom.

Thank You for the information and quick response.

I might be wrong but if you are a licensed inspector you can perform WDO inspections. form http://www.nachi.org/documents2012/WDO/WDO-Inspection-Report-rv1.pdf not to be confused with form NPMA-33 which must be filled out by a licensed Pest Control Applicator. Home inspector can not identify WDO as being a termite, carpenter ant or other known WDI. If you do discover WDO you would then have to refer to a licensed Pest Control Applicator. At least that is the way I understand it.

Not in Florida.

Here is clarification: http://www.nachi.org/images2012/FL-Dept-Agriculture-Home-Inspection-Wood-Destroying-Organism-Inspections.jpg

Also, read WDO section of www.nachi.org/florida