Subterranean termites are the most destructive insect pests of wood in the United States. They cause more than $2 billion in damages each year. Dead trees and brush are the original food source of subterranean termites. When land is cleared of this material and houses are built on these sites, termites attack the structures.
Termites can enter buildings through wood in direct contact with the soil, by building shelter tubes over or through foundations, or by entering directly through cracks or joints in and under foundations.
As one of your biggest financial investments, protecting your home should be a high priority. Termites cost homeowners hundreds of millions of dollars each year. Everyone who is purchasing home should have the structure inspected by a licensed professional.
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Subterranean termites are social insects that live in nests or colonies in the soil. They contain three forms or castes: reproductives, workers (pseudergates) and soldiers. Individuals of each caste have several stages: the egg; the larva that develops into a pseudergate and eventually into a brachypterous nymph or soldier; and the adult.
The map below shows that subterranean termites are found through out the continental United States. Their concentration ranges from low to high with the higher concentration being the southeastern portion of the United States.
