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Termite Information for Technicians in the Field
ermites are social insects, living in large grazing animal, able to ingest almost
cooperative and cohesive colonies. 1.1 pound of wood each day.
In termite societies, the efforts of Here are some facts and tips designed to
Teach member are directed toward help your technicians
the success of the whole. Individuals are Fact: Termite researchers using mark-
relatively long-lived (worker termites, recapture techniques have shown that a
for example, may live about two years), single structure could be attacked by two
colonies are self-perpetuating and have or more different subterranean termite
a constantly available supply of food. colonies and also by colonies of two
Moreover, termites are protected from different species.
enemies and environmental extremes by
their cryptic way of life. The resiliency Tip: An inspection mirror is an important
and destructive potential of termites also tool for detecting termites as signs of
is due to their abundance. While small subterranean termites are often located
termite colonies may number in the where an inspector cannot stick his head,
thousands, large colonies can contain such as door frames in closets and the
millions of individuals. The foraging impact inside edges of a bath trap opening.
of this many termites is equal to that of a (Continued on Page 15)
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