UBI BENE IBI DOMUS
The title's a line from Roman poet Pacuvius, meaning (roughly), "where it is good, there is home". If 'it' is good for termites, eventually termites will make use of it.
It might, but don't count on it. Baits are good at grabbing termites' attention and can be used to slowly poison their colony BUT baits are not barriers and it is possible for termites to ignore them and eat your home anyway. The termites mightn't find them, the baits might be poorly placed, they mightn't suit your termites, they might be too often disturbed or left too long, too wet or too dry. Baits are great at cutting populations and even killing colonies, but it is probably best that you add other ways to keep termites out of your home, just to be sure.
A few times each year the sky seems to fill with fluttering termites, but not all of the termites get to fly. The colony lets a few grow wings and strike out into the world. A rare time when termites act as individuals. These fliers (called alates) are just for colony reproduction. They seek to find a mate and start a new nest of their own. Just like most of we do.
Termites are much more than just house-eating pests. They're interesting animals and their interactions with humans can be quite unexpected. How about termites damaging aircraft within a day of landing?
Congratulations on contracting to buy your new home. Termites are things you won't want to think about just now, but they might cost you an awful lot of money, perhaps even your house and your marriage.
Congratulations on contracting to buy your new home.
Here's some stuff you probably won't want to think about just now, but if you do, it can save you a lot of money, perhaps even your house and your marriage.
The colony lets a few grow wings and strike out into the world. A rare time when termites act as individuals. These fliers (called alates) are just for colony reproduction. They seek to find a mate and start a new nest of their own. Just like most of we do.
