In the past two days, many people in Hangzhou have found that there are suddenly many small bugs in their homes and offices!
The night before, someone in Xiaobian's circle of friends asked: "In the office... This is...... termite...... Do you?! ”
Someone replied, "I saw it too, and it fell out of my cup!" Others said, "I have it in my house, and I'm sure it's termites." ”
Some people on Weibo also wondered: the family lives on the 16th floor, and there are also screen windows, how do termites come in?
Every year in late spring and early summer, it is a period of termite infestation. This year's termites seem to be particularly ferocious, and according to the morning news, it seems that it has been discussed in the group of owners of many communities in Shanghai recently.
"It's just a common thing to shoot a dozen people in one night."
Ms. Cao in Shanghai encountered a large outbreak of termites at home. Ms. Cao's video shows the "spectacular" situation at the time, with a basin of clear water placed under a chandelier in the room, and termites flocking to the house, and the next morning an entire basin of termite carcasses was found.
Pictured from the Morning News
In fact, the termites in Shanghai this year are not much different from previous years. Recently, the weather is hot and humid, very suitable for termite breeding, especially at night flying around, everyone sees more with the naked eye, and will feel that there are many termites this year.
There are three main species of termites in Hangzhou
Loved "staying" townhouse villas
According to the staff of Hangzhou Termite Control Research Institute, Hangzhou has abundant rainfall, warm climate and rich plant resources throughout the year, and is very popular with termites.
In Hangzhou, there are three main types of termites, yellow-breasted loose termites, domestic termites, and native termites. Among them, domestic termites are the most harmful, and yellow-breasted loose termites are the most widely distributed. The flight seasons of different species of termites also vary, and the main ones concentrated in March and May are loose termites.
For loose termites, humidity is the main factor affecting their activity. From the first warming up in February to June every year, the Yangtze River Basin has a lot of rain, high humidity, and the most rampant damage of loose termites, with April and May as the climax.
However, we do not have to be too alarmed, termite control experts in the actual work of killing termites found that there are termite places in Hangzhou, mainly concentrated in the townhouses with better greenery and the old houses on the first floor.
Usually, most of the termites that fly separately appear on the first floor, especially in old neighborhoods. Mainly the first floor is relatively humid, termites also need to absorb moisture to replenish, the first floor of the accumulation of debris is also more, for example, termites like to eat fiber-containing things, such as wood, paper, clothes and so on.
"What we found in residents' homes is mainly yellow-breasted loose termites, which are mainly active in the underground, like dark and damp, they generally go from low to high, first from the bottom of the ladder foot, door frame foot, column foot and so on, and slowly 'nibble' upwards." If you are a resident living on the first floor, you should do a special job of termite prevention when decorating. Experts said that such as door frames, skirting boards, ridges, which are attached to the wall and have fibers, it is best to treat them with anti-termite potions before installing.
"If you are above the second floor, the likelihood of being eroded by yellow-breasted loose termites is much lower." The staff of the Hangzhou Termite Control Institute said that there is also a powerful Taiwan milk termite among termites, which is not afraid of building height, and is a typical civil amphibian termite, which can live underground and live on the ground, and even climb up through sewers and wires, and the tenth and twentieth floors can go up. Fortunately, this termite is not widely distributed in Hangzhou.
What if termites are found?
Some people say, can you use water to drown termites, or use fire to disperse, or spray with insecticides? None of these methods are actually correct.
With fire or water, only a small part of the termites can be extinguished, the swarm of termites is very large, it is difficult to completely eliminate, the use of insecticides is even more wrong, if you find a termite nest, spray insecticide into the nest mouth, some of the harmful or leading termites in the nest will immediately perceive, they are very sensitive to insecticides, will immediately move to another place to re-nest, so it is more difficult to find their nest.
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The easiest way to do this is to put a basin of water and a lamp in a place where termites are dense. Termites generally live in dark and damp places, in fact, it is active all year round, but in the flying season, termites with wings have phototropism, they will fly towards the bright place, so that they fall into the water and drown when they gather the light.
If loose termites are found, first of all, quickly close all passages, doors and windows to block the entry of loose termites, it is best to protect the "site" and contact professional termite control agencies for extermination.
Citizens whose homes have termites
It is best to contact a professional immediately
Termite control is a highly specialized job, and it is difficult for non-termite control professionals to achieve the effect of eradicating ant infestations.
If the public finds termites nesting in the home or eroding furniture, please properly protect the termite hazard site, do not move the items harmed by termites or destroy the ant road and nest, otherwise the termites will escape everywhere, causing the area of ant infestation to expand and increasing the difficulty of extinction.
At the same time, do not use drugs, hot water, open flames, etc. to kill termites at will, although this can achieve a certain surface killing purpose, but can not achieve the effect of the whole nest.
Therefore, it is still necessary to ask professional and technical personnel to carry out sterilization treatment.
In terms of termite extermination, the Hangzhou Termite Control Institute generally finds termites at or near termite hazard points, sprays them with agents, and the agent will cause termites to suffer from chronic diseases. Termites infected with the disease return to the nest and lick each other's bodies, spreading the disease through the nest, eventually allowing the nest to perish on its own.
Staff applying medicines on site City Express infographic
The drugs used by regular termite control institutions are low-toxic agents that meet the national environmental protection standards and will not harm the human body, so after the implementation of termite extermination, the public does not have to worry about the health problems of their families and pets.
If the public's home is infested by termites, or there are termite control related problems that require professional consultation, you can call the Hangzhou Institute of Termite Control 86969739, 86434788 for help.
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