Information by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) – check out the info at their site.

My Top 10 Tips on preventing Termites at your home or business:

1. Don’t stack wood or firewood against your home.
2. Trim trees so they don’t touch your home, better yet don’t plant trees to close to your home.
3. In Arizona our termite season is really somewhere near August through December depending on monsoon rains.
4. If you have a crawlspace, check to be sure that you don’t have any water leaks.
5. Check the foundation for mud tubes, inside if you see mud trails or tubes coming from the ceiling call a Pro.
6. Don’t store boxes over the expansion joint in garage, leave a little space to inspect the wall and foundation.
7. Any structure like shed should be installed on blocks or concrete, wood to ground allows termites to damage the shed.
8. Slope dirt and stone away from home, don’t allow dirt or rock to be higher than the stucco.
9. Position sprinklers away from the house.
10. Once a year call a Professional Termite Inspector, have them give you their opinion and advice on termite activity.