Native Subterranean Termites
Native Subterranean Termites - Native subterranean termites are the most widely distributed subterranean termites and the most destructive insect pests of wood. These termites live in underground colonies or in moist secluded areas aboveground that can contain up to 2 million members. They cause billions of dollars in damage each year and have a negative impact on a family’s most valuable possession— the home.
They build distinctive mud tubes to gain access to food sources and to protect themselves from open air and this could lead to weakness in the ground underneath your house. Keeping in mind the fact that a house weighs a lot, this means that as the colony grows, the pressure that is exerted by the house on the land beneath it increases as the land gets weaker. This means that at some point, you may need to have to deal with conditions such as cracking of your floor. In many cases, this kind of damage can be very costly, in that the walls and floor could suddenly cave in and kill the people in the house. The control of these kinds of pests is, therefore, something that has to be taken very seriously, as it has an impact on many other lives and the longevity of your property.
Because subterranean termites will not only ruin the aesthetics of a house or a wooden building but also create severe structural damage to a house or building over time, it is extremely important to gain control of subterranean termites.
Most subterranean termite species that occur in the world is Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), is the most widely distributed subterranean termite, and it is the most common termite. Other species such as Heterotermes spp. is also of common occurrence. Due to its widespread distribution, R. flavipes is likely the most economically important termite in the world. The dark southeastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes virginicus variety and the light southeastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes hageni variety, are generally less economically important when compared to R. flavipes because they are not as widely distributed.
They build distinctive mud tubes to gain access to food sources and to protect themselves from open air and this could lead to weakness in the ground underneath your house. Keeping in mind the fact that a house weighs a lot, this means that as the colony grows, the pressure that is exerted by the house on the land beneath it increases as the land gets weaker. This means that at some point, you may need to have to deal with conditions such as cracking of your floor. In many cases, this kind of damage can be very costly, in that the walls and floor could suddenly cave in and kill the people in the house. The control of these kinds of pests is, therefore, something that has to be taken very seriously, as it has an impact on many other lives and the longevity of your property.
Because subterranean termites will not only ruin the aesthetics of a house or a wooden building but also create severe structural damage to a house or building over time, it is extremely important to gain control of subterranean termites.
Most subterranean termite species that occur in the world is Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), is the most widely distributed subterranean termite, and it is the most common termite. Other species such as Heterotermes spp. is also of common occurrence. Due to its widespread distribution, R. flavipes is likely the most economically important termite in the world. The dark southeastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes virginicus variety and the light southeastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes hageni variety, are generally less economically important when compared to R. flavipes because they are not as widely distributed.
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