Termites
A termite’s main focus in life is to eat. Their role in life is to break down wood materials and plants, which is good news in the forest, but bad news for your neighborhood. Termites invade your property from the inside out. They will tunnel from their underground colony up into your home, and will go unnoticed until damage is done and it’s too late. And if consuming your home for dinner isn’t bad enough they will also consume your trees, fences, furniture, books, and cloths.
How much havoc does this round-the-clock eating machine wreak? According to Sentricon
Every year in the United States:
- More than 5 million homes have some type of termite problem
- About $5 billion in termite-related property damage occurs
- Termite damage is more common than damage caused by storms, fires and earthquakes
- The costs of termite damage are rarely covered by homeowner’s insurance
What are Termites?
Termites are social creatures that live in colonies from several hundred, to several millions. Each colony works together in an organized system to find and use cellulose food sources to grow the colony. This cooperation is called “swarm intelligence” and it helps explain why termites are so successful.
In each colony you have:
- Workers
- Soldiers
- Queen
- Reproductive
Each plays a major role in the colony
