Everyone knows that termites are social insects that inflict costly damage to structural wood within homes, but many people are surprised to learn that not all termites dwell below the ground. There are three types of termites, and only one, subterranean termites,...
All termite species belong to one of three groups known as subterranean, drywood and dampwood termites. Dampwood termites cause the least amount of damage to structural wood in homes, as they only infest weathered wood that is heavily saturated with moisture. The...
The eastern subterranean termite (Reticulitermes flavipes) is the most economically significant termite pest in the US, as this species inflicts more than one billion dollars in structural damage annually in the US. This species is the only termite pest in the Boston...
For several decades during the last century, termite control methods were mainly preventative, and while prevention is still the primary focus of termite control programs today, pest control professionals are also able to exterminate subterranean termites that live...
The most economically damaging insect pests in the world are generally crop and forest pests. For example, the invasive diamondback moth costs the agriculture industry 4.6 billion dollars annually in the US alone. Invasive Gypsy moths and long-horned beetles each...
