Termite Control

Termites eat non-stop - 24 hours a day, seven days a week.The queen of a certain termite species can lay up to 40,000 eggs per day.When forming a new colony, flying male and female "swarmer" termites break off their wings, enter wood through a crack or hole, mate and begin feeding of some thirty or so insect orders, termites are the only one in which all species are categorized as highly social or "eusocial".

Termites — Biology

Termites eat non-stop - 24 hours a day, seven days a week.The queen of a certain termite species can lay up to 40,000 eggs per day.When forming a new colony, flying male and female "swarmer" termites break off their wings, enter wood through a crack or hole, mate and begin feeding of some thirty or so insect orders, termites are the only one in which all species are categorized as highly social or "eusocial".

Termites have the most uniform nomenclature of all living orders, all but six genera of the 283 genera in the order end in -termes. Winged termites, called alates, are the "milk of tropical forests". They provide food for more amphibians, reptiles, birds, and ground foraging mammals than any other group of insects.No one knows exactly how long termite queens live, but many are known to live at least ten years and records of some long lived mounds suggest a longevity of over 40 years. Other insects have long lived immature stages but termites appear to have the longest lived adult reproductive lives.Subterranean termites spend winters underground.Termites burrow into wood to obtain food.Given enough time, termites will feed until nothing is left of the wood but a shell.Formosan queens can produce up to 1,000 eggs a day.

Termites — Fun Fact

The total weight of all of the termites in the world is greater than the weight of all the humans in the world. The largest Formosan termite colony found in America had infested a public library in Algiers, La. It weighed 600 pounds and contained 70 million termites.

Termites — Geography

Subterranean termites are a concern in every U.S. state except Alaska. Formosan termites originated in China and have only been in the United States for about 50 years.

Termites — Prevalence

10% of the world's animal biomass is composed of termites.There are about 2,000 known species of termites in the world.A mature Formosan termite colony can number in the millions.

Termites — Property

Termites cause as much as $5 billion in damage each year. Formosan termites alone cause over $1 billion in damage every year.An estimated 15% of all new homes have serious structural defects and damages, which may include termite damage.formosan termites, widely considered a "super" species of termite, because of the rate of destruction it poses, currently infest 11 states.One colony of Formosan termites can eat up to 1,000 pounds of wood a year, compared to the 7 pounds that native termites eat. A single colony of Formosan termites could eat the whole structure of a home within two years.Formosan termites are the most destructive termite in the world.Drywood termites feed only on dry wood, including wooden doors, porches, cupboards, and entertainment centers.Warning signs of drywood termites include discarded swarmer wings, gritty sawdust-like fecal pellets, and hollow wood.Signs of subterranean termite infestations include soft wood, mud tubes inside or outside the home and darkening or blistering of wood. These signs are often mistaken as water damage.

Termites — Treatment

Termites are sometimes treated with bait traps, cylinders containing wood and slow-acting poison that are buried in the ground around the perimiter of a home. Termites are sometimes treated with a liquid barrier method, which involves digging a trench around the home and drilling holes into concrete slabs into which pesticides are inserted. The trench and holes are then patched.75% of households that experienced termites called a professional .Termites are the most likely of all pests to be treated by a professional. 20% of homeowners surveyed said termites were their main pest concern.

Termite preventive solution pumping through Tube Network

This technology consists of network of Pipes and Valves with built in drippers, which is laid under the floor, inside and outside the building. Once the building is ready, pesticides are pumped into the network. Network uniformly spreads the pesticides in the soil, all around the building. It is a novel method of pumping the pesticides through the already laid pipelines with the help of an imported Dripper, which restricts the entry of Termites into the structure and thus do the needed work called as Termite Prevention.

This installation of LLDP (Linear Low Density Polythine) Pipes are of 8 mm & is imported . Once the system is installed will be tested in the presence of your representative and the duly completed infrastructure will be handed over to you by sealing The Junction Box, which could be opened, used for periodic Pumping of Pesticides in future. Infrastructure Installation is a very cost effective method of treatment and is a new milestone revolutionary concept as far asAnti-termite

Treatment is concerned

This treatment is repeated as and when necessary. This technology can be implemented only in structures that are under construction. The Life of Tubes installed is 50 years and anti-termite solution pumping will be done every 3 years.The installation of tubes ensures prevention of Subterranean Termite .