How do termites infest a home? Different termite species have different ways of infesting the home. For example, subterranean termites build underground colonies, and when they infest a piece of wood they do it from the ground up. They also have the capacity to deploy...
The vast majority of termite species on the North American continent and around the world do not invade human settlements. The handful of species that do however are very damaging. In this article, we’re going to cover the termite species that are most likely to start...
Drywood termite colonies are located within fixed nests that are contained entirely within single pieces of above-ground wood, while subterranean termite colonies are located in diffuse nests located in the ground-soil. Once colonies mature for a period of three to...
Most members of a termite colony cannot survive for very long when they are outside in the open. This is because they do not have a protective outer layer to keep the moisture inside their bodies, so when they are outside of a termite tunnel, they dehydrate very...