![]() Unlike Subterranean Termites, they do not construct galleries or tunnels connecting the infested timber with the soil. ‘Drywood Termites’ are economically significant only in restricted coastal, tropical, subtropical and adjacent tableland areas of Australia. The presence of larvae (grubs) of wood-boring insects in firewood constitutes little threat to either structural or decorative building timbers. It should also be noted that termites, which are commonly encountered in both unseasoned scantling timbers and ‘green’ firewood, are species that are incapable of damaging dry (seasoned) timbers. Once isolated from the nest, the termites are unable to survive as the moisture content of the timber diminishes. However, these termites are highly unlikely to pose a risk to the building, as they are the remnants of feeding parties of the main colony. In rare instances, scantling timbers delivered to a building site may contain small pockets of termites. In some cases, where a source of permanent moisture, e.g., leaking plumbing, is available to the termites within the building, Subterranean Termites can form a nest inside a building without soil contact. Timber resting on a solid substructure may be reached by employing these shelter-tubes or through independent, freestanding columns built by the termites. An attack may occur well above ground level either inside the wood or by way of mud-walled shelter-tubes ‘plastered’ to exposed surfaces. Underground foraging galleries may reach wood or timber lying on or buried in the ground. Attack by Subterranean Termites originates from the nest. A colony may exist for many years, and as it matures, it can have a population well in excess of one million termites. Sometimes the nest can take the shape of a conical or dome-shaped mound. Subterranean Termites typically form nests in the soil near the surface in stumps, rotten wood, and living trees. Termites can also damage some non-cellulose materials including inferior concrete, soft metals, and soft plastics, building sealants, and rigid foam insulation. Their food sources include building contents such as furniture, all paper materials, fabrics, clothing, footwear, packing cases, and tools. Subterranean Termites feed on timber and timber products and any material containing cellulose. The species that cause property damage are Subterranean Termites, which live and colonize underground, as well as some Drywood Termites, which live inside the wooden structures they feed on. We’ll catch you next time.Of termites have been recorded in Australia, and around 30 species are active pests causing structural damage to buildings and all wooden structures. Give us a call at 1-80 or visit us at .įor Colonial Pest Control, I’m Zack Ciras. They spot treat the drywood termites as they find them, but the whole street seems to understand a tenting application will inevitably be required every five to ten years. My in-laws are snow birds, living on the Florida Keys for the winter. Alternatively, a whole house fumigation is sometimes needed. In this way, It may be easier and less costly to treat for drywood termites. Spot treatments can be made to remedy some drywood termite infestations. Drywood termites can live not only in structures, but in any wood item such as furniture or carts. They form large chambers connected by small tunnels, and can subside for a time in that area. Often, entrance into the wood is made via a Crack or crevice. Drywood termites excrete hard pellets with six concave surfaces. They cut across the grain of the wood, rather than working with the wood grain like subterranean termites. Drywood termites, by contract, don’t require contact with the ground and generally feed, nest, and live in undecayed structural wood with low moisture content. Subterranean termites require contact with the ground and a high moisture content to survive. They can be found in a fairly narrow strip from Virginia to Florida, along the Gulf of Mexico into California. Formosan termites, another subterranean specie, are very aggressive, but not commonly found in the northeast.ĭifferent types of Drywood termites are found in different areas of the country. Drywood termites, dampwood termites, and rottenwood termites are not generally found in the northeast. The most common is the Eastern Subterranean Termite, or Reticulitermes flavipes. In New England, we encounter Subterranean Termite species. Today, let’s talk about the different types of termites with which you may be concerned. I’m Zack Ciras from Colonial Pest Control, your go-to full service pest control company serving Central and Eastern Massachusetts, Southern New Hampshire, and Southern Maine. Kinds of Termites By Chris Williams on April 17, 2015.
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