Tulsa Termites: Here are some facts about termites that describes them very well
-Recession proof pests: Termites cause more than 2.5 billion dollars in damages to US homes each year which is more than earthquakes and storms combined.
-Termites have been around for more than 250 million years, referred to by the Romans as ‘termes’.
-Chew on this: Worker termites will travel up to 250 feet away from the colony through plaster, plastic, and even asphalt, to get to a wood food source.
-95% of the colony are workers and they are the ones who do the damage.
-No beating the odds: Fifty billion termites infest about one million homes (one in every 30 houses) each year.
-A small colony of approximately 5,000 termites can eat a linear foot of a 2X4 in about five months.
-Termites can actually die from exposure to open and direct sun light.
-Termites never sleep, they work 24/7/365.
-When termites swarm and have wings they are approximately 50% female and 50% male and are trying to pair off, fly away, and start a new colony.
-Several termite colonies could be present in as little as one acre of land and contain more than one million termites.
-Termites need only 1/64th of an inch to enter your home.