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Nantong Termite Control and Management Center has successively received more than 100 termite treatment applications from citizens in the main urban area
Xiaobian also reminds everyone: May to July every year is the high incidence period of termites, especially in the hot and humid evening after the rain, a large number of long-winged breeding ants pour out of the nest
Termites are an ancient social insect that is closely related to cockroaches, and its damage involves various fields such as house construction, landscaping, reservoir dams, etc. From May to July every year, termites are at a high rate, especially in the hot and humid evening after the rain, when a large number of long-winged breeding ants pour out into the nest.
As soon as you hear that it is termites, some friends may ask: Is it a type of ant?
No, no, termites and ants are two completely different species. In terms of appearance, termites are white or yellowish-white, ants are black or brown, in terms of antennae, termites are rosary-shaped, while ants have knee-shaped antennae, and in terms of body shape, termites are "bucket waists" and ants are "small brute waists".
Is it harmful to humans or pets?
Watching swarms of termites flying around, even straight into the bright room, must be extremely uncomfortable, fortunately termites are different from the four pests, it is harmless to humans and pets, and will not spread diseases.
They are flying around in groups, but they are actually busy with an informal group blind date activity, busy looking for a partner. Biologically, this behavior is known as "wedding flying". Many insects have the habit of flying, such as mosquitoes, mayflies, and some species of dragonflies and butterflies. Strictly speaking, their wedding flight should be called a "split flight".
When the auspicious day is auspicious and suitable for reproduction, the insects that are ready will fly out of the mother nest and spread. Not only do they roar in mid-air, they also laugh on the ground.
Most of the termites that fall on the ground have already seen the right eye, and they take off their wings and land on the ground to prepare for mating.
Once alive, a new queen ant will emerge and become a new population, causing harm to the house. During the termite flight, we should pay more attention to whether there are winged breeding ants in the home to avoid harm to the house construction. The episode of termites in "Sheriff Black Cat" is still a childhood shadow for many people. An army of termites spread through the forest hotel, biting off all the wooden furniture and smashing the rabbit's legs in the wardrobe.
What should I do if termites are found?
How to prevent it?
Start by determining whether termites are nesting indoors or flying in from outdoors.
If you find a small number of termites just flying into the house from outside, don't panic, the winged adults of the termites will not bite, are not toxic, and do not spread diseases, so residents should not panic. Moreover, the number of termites that fly in outdoors is not very large, so you can kill it directly or suck it off with a vacuum cleaner to not give it a chance to "settle down".
If there are a large number, close the doors and windows, turn off all other light sources in the home, put an open table lamp on the table, put a basin of soapy water under the table lamp, use the phototaxis of termites, trap them in soapy water, and then clean them.
If it is determined that termites fly out of the house, it is necessary to properly protect the ant infestation site, do not move or destroy the ant road and ant nest at will, and do not use "radar" and other insecticides to spray or use fire, hot water and other methods to deal with it yourself. Although these methods seem to kill termites on the surface, the termite nest far away is actually unharmed, and the termites are frightened and flee, and then harm other parts of the house, resulting in the expansion of the damage area, and at the same time, it also increases the difficulty for the later control personnel to find the termite damage path.
At this time, it is recommended to remind residents to take the following measures after termites are found:
1. Protect the "scene" and pick up your mobile phone to make photos and other records.
2. Clean up the termite breeding ants in time to prevent the adult termites from flying into other parts of the home to build nests, so as to reduce the probability of causing new damage to other parts of the home.
3. Contact a professional termite control unit for extermination.
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