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Termites
This category is for questions and answers about termites. Termites are colony insects. They eat dead plant material, including wood. They are very important within the ecosystem, but they can be a detriment to human housing.
532 Questions
How long did it take to build the Cahokia Mounds?
The site was first settled around 650, but mound building didn't start until 1050. The site was abandoned around 1400.
How did termites come to Australia?
they arrived by traveling from Africa Jamaica and other country to Australia
Which class do termites belong to?
Termites are eusocial insects. They are part of the Isoptera family of insects. They like to eat dead plant material.
Termites primarily feed on cellulose found in wood, paper, and other plant materials, but they do not typically eat rubber trees. Rubber trees contain latex, which can be toxic to many insects, including termites. While termites may damage the wood of a rubber tree if it is dead or decaying, they generally do not target healthy rubber trees as a food source.
Can your 05 6 cylinder trailblazer tow a 16 foot toy hauler travel trailor?
Oh yeah you should be fine.
No; termites are wood-consuming organisms, and rust on iron nails, etc. is caused by the reaction between oxygen and the metal. Termites are incapable of inducing this type of reaction, and it normally occurs regardless when nails are left unprotected in the air.
Do termites survive on hot temperature?
Termites need protection from the heat, Subterranean Termites create "Shelter Tubes" to protect them selves from the heat. Heat will kill them.
That is why they are called Subterranean , they have to go under the soil every 24 hours to survive.
Soil is moist and cool.
What are some of the signs that one might find if they have termites?
There are a couple different signs that one might have a termite infestation. Some signs of a termite infestation include: termite swarming and mud tops.
Where can you buy boric acid for homemade insecticide?
You can buy Boric Acid in Wal-Mart and similar stores. It is usually in the first aid section. Do not buy Borax, which is not the same thing and will not kill fleas.
There a number of things that eat termites but the most common is ants. Ants are known to invade a termite nest to eat the young termites as well as the termites themselves. Lizards, spiders, birds, certain marsupials and bats also eat them.
Table salt and termite treatment - a brief online review
A quick review of the first thousand or so Google returns for "salt and termites" doesn't give a lot of solid information, but some sites suggest that it would work.
Probably the most promising sign is a number of patent applications for using table salt as a termite barrier, repellant or killer.
Table salt also gets a passing mention in several discussions of termite treatment options.
I found two research studies in Google scholar that iincidentally indicate that treatment with table salt gives protection from termites, but neither of these studies specifically set out to determine whether table salt is effective against termites.
Ian Hills March 2008
Slaters do eat would but do not harm them because it's nature
They certainly tunnel through the insulation, so it might as well be wood.
