Scottpat Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I need some help or clarification. Is WDI (Wood Destroying Insect) the same thing as WDO (Wood Destroying Organism) or is WDO the same as WDI or are they two different things. An insect is an Organism but not all Organisms are insects. If it sounds like I'm confused I am! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Nope, You're correct. WDI is wood destroying insects and WDO is organisms. Rot is not an insect and is a wood-destroying organism. Does your state regulate only insects and not rot. In our state, we can't even comment about rot unless we have an SPI (structural pest inspector) license and there's no way one can do a home inspection without it crossing into the realm of a WDO inspection as defined by our state'd dept. of agriculture. OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted February 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I guess what I'm trying to figure out is this; If a person is trying to identify what type of inspection they do(WDI, WDO), can they list one or do they need to list both. The majority of the states from what I can tell use WDO to cover bugs, rot, fungi, etc. I understand about Washington and I think Oregon, from what I understand they are the only two states that have the unique requirements or should I say restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Scott, In Mich we do WDI and do not do WDO. In fact we are currently meeting with the Dept of Agriculture to refine these very terms. The HUD WDI forms, if I recall correctly as I am not in the office, define the difference on the back. Will post more later and yes Mike O is right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bernhardt Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I use the term WDO but the zoids refer to them as pest & dryrot inspections. The pest part has caused some confusion because people think that includes all pests i.e. mice, rats, hornets etc. When I am refering to PND's in the report I use WDO wood destroying organism to try and avoid the confusion. Chris, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERMITEMAN Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 INFACT, a WDO encompases both a insect and any other wood destroying organism. It includes it all. A WDI limits your inspection to just Wood Destroying Insects. If you need any or all of these inspections in State of Tennessee just call 1-877-GOT BUGZ! I'll hook ya right up. ty Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlord Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 In Florida it's WDO as deemed by the Dept of Ag so it includes wood rot, white rot, brown rot, old house borers, powder post beetles, termites, and the list goes on. I'm licensed by the state (I own a seperate pest control company) to conduct WDO inspections but usually leave to the guy that runs the daily ops of the pest control company since hes been doing it for 17 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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