How to treat termites when there are termites at home? What is it most afraid of?

Snakes, insects, rats and ants are the species that many people are most afraid of appearing at home, of which termites are probably the most annoying. What if there are termites in the house? What is it most afraid of? Let's learn about it with the editor of Tuliu.com.

I. the basic situation of termites

1. Distribution of termites

Termites are found on six continents except Antarctica, which are mainly distributed around the equator and between latitudes 45 °south and north. There are more than 3000 species of termites known in the world. At present, there are 4 families, 44 genera and 479 species of termites in China, most of which are distributed in the south and a few in North China and Liaoning in Northeast China. Among them, there are more than 70 species of termites that harm buildings, and 19 species are the main species of termite damage. The activity of termites in China is mainly distributed in the vast area south of the Huaihe River, which is gradually rare to the north. Gradually increasing to the south, with the exception of Xinjiang, Qinghai, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin and other provinces (regions), other provinces (regions) have their distribution records. in addition, the distribution of termites in southeastern China accounts for about 40% of the country's total area.

two。 The morphology of termites

Although termites have the word ant in their names, they are not ants, but social cockroaches, which are two completely different species from ants. Termites are divided into three parts: head, chest and abdomen; head Shenyou antennae, eyes and other sensory organs, chewing mouthparts are their feeding organs, and the part of the chest is divided into three segments of the chest: forechest, middle chest and posterior chest. In addition, the middle and posterior breasts of adults have membranous wings; the body colors of termites vary from white, yellowish, reddish brown and black, and most of the termites we see are milky white with body lengths ranging from a few millimeters to more than ten millimeters.

3. The harm of termites

The reason why people hate termites so much is mainly due to five aspects: first, the harm to crops, mainly manifested in the eating of sugar cane; second, the harm to trees, the trees attacked by termites are all hollow death; third, to the harm of houses and buildings, termites will destroy all kinds of bricks, beams, etc., and generally they are hidden in the interior of the wooden structure, which is not easy to be found and can easily cause the collapse of houses. Fourth, for the harm of river dikes, there has been a saying that "thousands of miles of dikes are destroyed by ant nests"; fifth, termites can also corrode silver.

Second, how to treat termites at home?

If termites appear at home, it is generally not easy to find, but if found must be dealt with in a timely manner, I will introduce a few simple methods.

1. Use mirex that specializes in killing termites: generally, termites exposed to this medicine will not die immediately, but will die when they return to the nest. If other termites feed on corpses, they will all die of poisoning.

two。 Looking for nests and nests: sprinkle poisonous agents on nests or termites' walking paths to spread toxicity to termites and achieve the effect of eradication.

3. Try to trap and kill: set up booby traps, trap pits, trap piles, poison baits, etc., in order to kill termites.

But here I would like to remind you that if the situation of termites in your home is more serious, you should still ask a professional to remove it. And if it is the use of drugs to eliminate should be careful not to let family pets and children contact, in order to avoid poisoning and other adverse reactions.

What are termites most afraid of?

Although termites are abhorrent, they also have something to be afraid of.

1. Natural enemies: there are many creatures in nature that feed on termites, including spiders, ants, dragonflies, frogs, birds and chimpanzees that trap and lure out their nests; creatures that destroy ant nests and feed on termites include pangolin, echidna, giant ant bear, aardvark, armadillo, platypus, anteater and so on. So all of us should take more care of animals such as pangolins and anteaters, which can help kill termites after all.

two。 Parasitic natural enemies: termites also die from fungal and viral infections, and some mites can also kill termites.

The above is what the editor of Tuliu.com wants to introduce to you about how to treat termites and what they are afraid of. If you find termites at home, don't be afraid. A small number of termites can be wiped out with medications. Those who are not afraid of elimination can invite professional pest control companies to come to their door.