Preventing Termite Damage to Your Ceilings and Floors
The best way to ensure you don’t have to deal with termite damage to floors or ceilings is to try and prevent costly repairs before they happen. Early detection by professional pest control and the...
View ArticleForming a New Termite Colony
Courtesy of Alex Earhart Typically a new termite colony is formed when the winged adults, also called alates, disperse from the colony. After the alates molt into fully formed winged adults they group...
View ArticleMethods to Control Termites
Pest control professionals will often install monitoring stations within the soil to help them identify subterranean termite infestations. Later on, once the active areas have been located the...
View ArticleInside a Termite Nest
Courtesy of Alex Earhart Different termite species form different types of nests – some bury them deep within the ground, while some make their nests right in the wood they eat off of. Regardless of...
View ArticleMeet the Termite
Despite the fact that they can cause expensive damage (up to $5 billion in damages each year) termites are key to balancing out nature. Their ability to break down dead wood and other cellulose...
View ArticleTermite Colony Caste System
Termites typically live in colonies comprised of different castes. The various different castes are as follows: soldier, worker, royalty or reproductives. Each has a role it must fulfill to ensure the...
View ArticleWhen Termites Take Over Your Furniture
Wait!! Isn’t that your chair? Here’s what you can do to reclaim your furniture from termites. How’d They Get to Your Chair? Drywood and dampwood termites love to live in wood above ground. They...
View ArticleIsopterans
Termites, of the order Isoptera (meaning equal wing), first appeared on Earth over 250 millions years ago. Termites, cockroaches, and mantids are all descendants of a common primitive ancestor – a...
View ArticleYoung Termites to Old Termites
Just like other animals, termites experience several phases during their life cycle. Termite Eggs The cycle begins when a fertilized female lays her eggs. These eggs look like caviar, but are much...
View ArticleTrick or Treat Termites
Halloween is here! And while you’ll most likely get a lot of good-natured visitors tonight, it’s important to make sure that you don’t have any unexpected termite visitors. Protecting Your Home from...
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