Termites are insects of the order Blattella and are found on six continents except Antarctica. They usually live in a dark environment, nesting in the earth, wood or in tall ridge of earth, building tunnels to hide their activities, and the damage is not easy to be noticed, once found, the damage is serious and irreversible!
What are the hazards of termites?
The damage caused by termites is alarming, and these hazards are mainly manifested in the following aspects:
1. Harm to crops: Generally speaking, termites are not yet an important pest to our crops. However, the damage to sugar cane is more serious. The main species are: Taiwan house termite, yellow-winged termites, black-winged termites, Hainan soil termites, and Taiwan milk termites.
2. Damage to trees: There are many types of termites that damage trees, the main species are: new termite, sand pile termite, house termite, tree termite, scattered termite, wood nose termite, soil termite, large termite and original termite.
3. Damage to house construction: The damage caused by termites to house construction, especially to brick and wood structures, is particularly serious. As they hide inside the wooden structure and destroy or damage its bearing points, they often cause the sudden collapse of houses and cause great concern. In China, the main species of termites that damage buildings are; domestic termites, scattered termite species heap termites and other genera. Among them, the domestic termite species is the most serious termite species that damages buildings. It is characterized by strong spreading power, large colonies and rapid damage, which can cause great damage in a short period of time.
4. Damage to rivers and dams: The severity of the damage caused by termites to rivers and dams has been recorded in detail in ancient Chinese literature, and in modern times it has been recorded in more detail. The species of termites are from the genus Termites and the genus Home Termites, which are densely nested in the dike and reproduce rapidly, with nurseries scattered all over the place (except for Home Termites), and the ant paths are all over the place, some of which even penetrate the inner and outer slopes of the dike.
5, termites can corrode silver: termites secrete a high concentration of ant acid, and silver chemical reaction, forming silver ant acid, which is a black powder, will be eaten by termites.
However, according to statistics, more than 90% of termite species do not pose any harm to humans. Most of these species are distributed in tropical and subtropical mountain forests and grasslands, and they play an important role in accelerating the decomposition of organic substances on the ground, promoting material circulation, purifying the ground, and increasing soil fertility.
Methods of eliminating termites
1. At the ant hazard found, think of finding the nest or ant path. Firstly, spray the ant killer onto the termites in the nest or ant path so that they can transmit toxicity to each other and achieve the effect of extermination.
2、In the place where the termites are found, the wooden door and window frames are drilled at a certain distance and the surrounding soil is sprayed at the same time, so that the wood and soil contain certain toxins and the termites will be poisoned and die when they touch the poison and take food.
3、Baited method, because pesticide spraying is easy to form soil pollution and destruction, in Europe and America and other developed countries and regions use biological control methods to intercept and kill termites.
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