Termites in Atlanta…facts and myths
Friday April 16, 2010 • Posted by kdean
If you live in the Atlanta, GA area, chances are you know what termites are…and that they eat houses.
Here’s some information you may NOT know…
Common Myths:
- Termites can chew through concrete
- Termites are like ants
- Termites colonies have a king and a queen
- Only the queen can lay eggs (true for most ants)
- Ants and termites will kill each other
- Aerial nests can happen
- Termite colonies contain millions of individuals
- All termites eat live trees
- All termites make carton nests
- Water will drown termites
- Old exterminating products worked better than current ones
- Termite baits don’t work
- Termites must have moisture to survive
Facts:
- Termites can fit through a 1/32″ crack
- Termite colonies consist of males and females
- Termite colonies have one queen and potentially many kings
- There are many sources of eggs in a mature termite colony
- Ants and termites can be found together
- Most termites colonies come from the ground and go up
- Native termite colonies contain hundreds of thousands of individuals
- Formosan termites eat live trees
- Formosan termites can live away from the ground – carton nests
- Formosan termites survived the flooding of New Orleans
- Exterminating products lasted longer in the past…at the expense of our environment. Today’s products are just as effective, but with a lower environmental impact.
- Termite baits must be ingested to work
- Dry wood termites do not require water to survive
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This is a really nice list you have here. I think some of the scariest things about this are the following:
Native termite colonies contain hundreds of thousands of individuals
Termites can fit through a 1/32? crack
Just imagine the places these thousands of termites can go if they can fit through spaces that small. There’s not really much you can do to prevent them from getting anywhere. That’s why you have to act fast at the first sign.
Thank you for your feedback! I’m glad you found the information interesting. And yes, it is scary to think of the damage they can do…and very important to be proactive rather than reactive. There is no treatment that will guarantee NO termites…but there are preferred methods in our industry that have had amazing results, such as the Sentricon System, which is a termite baiting system. It works to eliminate termite colonies (which as you can see, can be HUGE), instead of working as a barrier around your house as traditional liquid applications do. It’s also important to use a company you can trust…so that if you do get termites even after your home is treated, you have a warranty that your company will stand behind.
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