Termites are one of the insects in the natural environment that can efficiently degrade lignocellulose, and are a semi-perverted and completely social insect, with termites distributed on two-thirds of the Earth's land.
Termites are warm-loving insects, in addition to Heilongjiang, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai and Xinjiang have not yet been found, the rest of the provinces and regions have distribution and harm, South of the Yangtze River in China, there are many species, density!
Termites are multimorphic, social insects, all of which live in groups, and large populations can contain more than 1 million individuals.
Termites have a wide range of food, their nutrients are derived from plants, plant-based cellulose and its products as the main food, eat fungi and lignin, occasionally eat starch, sugars and proteins, etc., many species of native termites can eat the roots and stems of plants, especially seedlings, young stems and roots.
The damage caused by termite hazards is staggering, such as: damage to crops, harm to trees, damage to house buildings, harm to river embankments and can corrode silver;
Termites are so harmful, is there any other way to prevent it besides pest control?
Trees with strong resistance to termite moth erosion include locust, ironwood, neem, red tree, etc., and the chemical inclusions of their wood can show obvious repellent, toxic and food-repellent effects on termites.
Acacia: also known as the tree of enrichment;
Ironwood:
Bead tree:
Red Tree: