Your Broken Arrow Exterminator can help you eliminate termites and prevent them from destroying the wooden components of your home. Termites are wood-eating insects. They are blind, and communication primarily occurs through chemical, mechanical, and pheromonal cues. These methods of communication are used in a variety of activities, including foraging, locating reproductives, and construction of nests. Also, they use it to recognize nestmates, nuptial flight, locate and fight enemies, and defend the nests. The most common way of communicating is through antennation.
A number of pheromones are known, including contact pheromones which are transmitted when workers are engaged in grooming and alarm, trail, and sex pheromones. Termites can also communicate through mechanical cues, vibrations, and physical contact. These signals are frequently used for alarm communication or for evaluating a food source.
When termites construct their nests, they use predominantly indirect communication. No single termite can be in charge of any particular project. Contact your Broken Arrow Exterminator.
Termite Swarmers and Broken Arrow Exterminator
King and queen termites swarm in the summers in large groups of thousands in search of a mate. The two mates have a mild courtship dance and then begin to start their own colony. The first year of laying eggs, the queen can have anywhere from a hundred to thousands of eggs a day. The two care for the first few generations until there are enough workers to help the two.
When hatched into larvae, the young termites can become workers or soldiers depending on the pheromones and temperatures the eggs are exposed to. The workers are the sole providers in the colony’s division of labor and it relies on them to care for all the feeding, maintaining order of the young and developing babies, and foraging.
Worker termites and soldiers can be male or female; it doesn’t matter because both are sterile. The population of the colony will continue adding massive numbers for about five years, then the queen will have her first reproductive alates, or young kings and queens. They will mature and prepare to swarm and leave to start another colony in the summer. The cycle continues over and over. Contact your Broken Arrow Exterminator.
Myths About Termites
Termites are destroyed when forests are removed- when termites are displaced from their home, they simply move on and find new food sources. They find healthier eating grounds which could be the foundation of homes in the area. Termites can eat through concrete, they might appear strong, but are not that strong. The truth is termites can find their way through cracks in the concrete. Once one termite gets through, more and more will follow which will make that crack larger. These small cracks might not be noticeable at first, but with a professional inspection, they can be detected. Termites are simply destructive pests. Contact your Broken Arrow Exterminator. Check out our reviews!
If you’re having trouble with termites, or any other pests, then it’s time to call a Broken Arrow exterminator who can help you. Here at TermMax pest control, we are the best in the business when it comes to dealing with termites, or any other pests. We service the greater Tulsa area, including Broken Arrow, Coweta, Claremore, Catoosa, Owasso, Turley, Bixby, and Jenks. Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Prattville, and so much more. Call today for a free estimate. We’re here to help!
