The White Termite

Termites are a type of insect, living in large colonies. Although called ants, the metabolism is different from ants. The termites are directly related to the head, while the normal ants can be seen as a clear line between them. This insect feeds on cellulose, Annually, on many furniture, wooden buildings, offices, books, carpets, clothes, grain stores, perennial trees and especially palm trees, thus causing great economic losses in agriculture and in installations. Ali Death is the evidence of his death, but the beast of the earth eat his food). [8]

Social organization

The number of ants in a single colony is estimated at three million insects, which are divided into several different groups in the body structure: [2]

The queen: a single insect, connecting the colony, living with a single king, and laying about six eggs every minute.

Soldiers: These insects are characterized by strong and aging, sterile, blind, and the head is like the rectangle dark color, while the rest of the body is lighter, and make up about three percent of the total colony.

Workers: These insects perform all functions of the colony, feed and feed the rest of the colony, and its color is light, which is blind and sterile also, and make up about ninety-seven percent of the colony.

Termite control

Due to their massive numbers and massive destruction of houses, effective methods of protection must be followed. They attack the buildings made of hollow bricks by penetrating them. They can destroy them, not only the loss of their furniture. They also attack cement houses through wooden doors, It is therefore necessary to ensure that the plot of land allocated for construction is free from this serious scourge by distributing a set of traps for a period of time and checking it monthly. If the land is infected, the following should be followed:

Cleaning the land from the remains of plants, which is a rich source of cellulose, which is food termites.

Spray the entire piece around it with a suitable insecticide, and it is recommended to use a pesticide containing chlorine.

Digging a trench around the area to be built, cleaning it from plants, spraying the pesticide in it, and then re-burying it with soil mixed with pesticides to form a barrier that prevents the ants from reaching the building and its foundations.

Check the timber used for construction well, to make sure it is free of termites.

Check all trees near the ground to make sure they are non-infected, if they are also removed.