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They do eat it out of desperation, but they do not like the taste so it is not preferable if there is other wood nearby
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What type of wood do termites prefer?
There are a few things that help keep termites alive and in your home - water, cellulose and shelter. Cellulose is what makes up dead wood. Termites "eat" cellulose in order to stay alive, absorbing its nutrients and moisture. When there is no cellulose, they look elsewhere for sources of nutrition. Termites can survive solely on water; however cellulose is the best source of nutrients for their diet. Termites will eat any type of wood, as long as the wood is dead, and most houses have plenty of dead wood for termites to feast on. Stumps, mulch, and other wood debris are a perfect meal for a hungry termite. If termites get into the foundation of a home and into the wooden structure, they can cause severe damage. By: MTS
What type of organism is redwood?
A Redwood is not an organism, however it is a type of tree. There are three types of redwoods: the giant sequoia, the dawn redwood, and the coast redwood.
Redwood trees have flowers or fruit?
Redwood trees have flowers.
Do bacteria eat?
AnswerWhy, bacteria eat almost anything they can get! Of course, they can't chew through cement. They can eat anything edible to animals and humans, probably more! Take wood for example, termites eat wood, bacteria eat wood too. In fact, termites wouldn't even be able to eat wood if it wasn't for the bacteria in their stomachs! Bacteria are decomposers. Decomposers eat anything dead and once they are finished they put nutrients from the dead object or plant back into the ground to grow new plants.
What Plants are in Redwood National Park?
all kinds of plants including redwood moss.
What is the kind of wood that termites will not eat?
Termites will eat any type of wood, as long as the wood is dead. You can get special termite treated wood that they will not eat, ask at your local timber supplier, most of them will probably have to order it in.
Do roaches eat termites?
roaches eat termites
Do termites eat snakes?
no, termites eat wood, but snakes might eat termites
Can termites live in redwood trees?
Redwood indicates a fairly high durability in short-term exposures to high termite activity. Findings also suggest that extractives from this wood are quite toxic to Formosan subterranean termites.
Do termites eat echidnas?
No. Echidnas eat termites.
Do termites eat plant?
Termites eat wood.
Do termites eat bamboo?
Termites do eat Bamboo
What animals eat redwood tree bark?
Common animals are the Stellar Jay, Chickadee, Racoons, Banana Slug, Hummingbirds and Vaux Swift. These animlas can easily be reasearched.
Can termites eat through tin foil?
can termites eat aluminum
What do beetles and termites eat?
Termites have been known to eat paper, cardboard, redwood, malleewood, chipboard, pine and have been found in the centre of treated pine posts, they would rather the pine( they love pine) than redwood, as it's softer, easier and quicker to eat. They eat wood which is on the ground as they nest in damp grounds, but if the wood is above the ground they will make a mud tunnel up a wall or along something else to reach the wood. They can demolish quite a lot in a short time, treat with poison where possible and as soon as possible.
Do Meerkats eat termites and do they go in termite mounds to get the termites?
Yes they eat termites but the don't go inside the mounds to get them.
What is the relationship between termites and the cellulose?
Termites eat cellulose. Wood is made of cellulose so termites eat wood.
