Termites Treatment

Termite identification is the first step in eradicating these pests. These 6-legged insects can cause a lot of damage to homeowners because they eat wood. These can also cause damage to farmers because they eat crops. Possible habitats of these termites are wood or soil.

Termites have been known to resemble ants. That’s why these have been called “white ants.” But compared to ants, termites have softer bodies with only two parts (head and body), their legs are shorter, and they move more slowly than ants.

Termites that remain in the nests are white or lighter in color. The darker termites are the ones with wings. In termite identification, you must also know that in every colony, there are different types of termites based on their roles.

Many of the termites in each colony are the workers. These are white or lighter in color and small, around 3/8 to 5/8 of an inch. They are the ones responsible for looking and storing food.

Soldier termites are the ones who defend the colony from predators. These have long heads and powerful jaws. Another type of termites is the reproductive or swarmer termite. These fly in swarms after the first rain of the rainy season in order to find a place to nest. Once they have found a suitable place, they will shed their wings and start reproducing.

Reproduction in every colony is the role of one queen termite. There’s only one queen per colony. She mates with one king as well. The queen termite is the biggest in the colony. She can get to as much as 4 inches long. The king termite is a bit smaller and darker than the queen. The queen termite is capable of laying 4 eggs every minute. If a queen termite dies, she will be replaced by one of the swarmers.
Termite identification is easy of you know how termites look like. And once you have identified them, you can now eradicate these pests.