ARE YOU INVITING TERMITES?

Once termites have discovered your house, they will search it for food—wood fiber. They will squeeze through cracks as narrow as the thickness of a penny. Expansion joints, foundation cracks, tiny gaps around plumbing and electrical service entries are all opportunities for termites to enter the home. In homes with basements, they can enter where the floor and walls meet, and through small openings in the walls themselves.

The first thing to do is to make your home a poor candidate for infestation. In general, the goal is to reduce moisture and organic matter around your home, and to prevent wood fiber from making contact with the ground. For example, don't affix wooden trellises to exterior walls. Keep wood debris, scrap lumber, sawdust and firewood away from buildings. Don't bury wood debris near your home. Remove infested trees and stumps.

To reduce moisture, repair leaking faucets and water lines, both indoors and outdoors. Fix leaky roofs and gutters, and don't allow leaves to accumulate in gutters or drains. Grade soil so that water (including air conditioning condensate) runs away from foundations. Ventilate crawl spaces and attics to reduce humidity.

 

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THE SUBTERRANEAN
TERMITE COLONY

 
King and Queen

At least one king and queen are at the center of every termite colony. The queen's sole purpose is to reproduce. Some live for as long as 30 years.

Eggs

Queens can lay thousands of eggs every year. Eggs hatch into nymphs.

Nymphs

While in the nymph state, termites diverge into different castes: workers, soldiers, reproductives and supplementary reproductives.

Workers

Workers are blind, wingless termites that maintain the colony, build and repair the nest and tubes, forage for food, and care for the other termites. They are the most numerous caste and the most likely to be found in infested wood.

Soldiers

Soldiers are sterile, wingless and blind. Their sole function is to defend the colony.

Winged Reproductives

These termites will eventually leave the colony as adult Swarmers. After swarming, they shed their wings and pair up. Each male-female pair attempts to start a new colony.

Supplementary Reproductives

These termites help increase the population of established colonies and can serve as replacements for the king and queen if they should die.

 
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