a1 Pest Control Discuss Termite Barriers

 Homes in Australia are very much susceptible to termite attacks and here, we, at A1 Pest Control Canberra will discuss termite barriers with you. Termite pests are destructive and can be found in one in every four older homes according to CSIRO and they can make their nests in gum trees, tree stumps, retaining walls, or any timber frames.

The Queen termite can produce up to 30 live termites per day with the worker termites travel up to 200 meters away from the nest to find wood suitable to feed the termite colony. Sometimes the termites will build a mud lead out of the ground, over the slab edge, or into a weep-hole to gain entry into your home. 

Quite commonly, the largest leads are found in the sub-floor under the house. It’s dark and an ideal environment for termites.

The worker termites use their large jaws to cut and scrape the timber into small pieces to digest. As they walk back to their nest, the timber is changed to soluble sugars by a special enzyme in their guts. Once they arrive at the nest, they regurgitate these sugars to feed the colony and the juvenile termites located in the nursery.

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