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Fascinating Termite Facts

12 Aug 2011

Posted by Joseph Coupal

  • Termites cause up to $2 billion in damage per year!
  • All Termites are social insects and raise their young as a group.
  • The total weight of all of the termites in the world is more than the weight of all the humans in the world.
  • Termites have been around since the time of the dinosaurs!
  • Termite colonies eat non-stop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week!
  • Termites have wings that they shed once they have found a good place to build a nest.
  • Live for 15 years.
  • Lay 1 egg every 15 seconds.
  • Burrow tiny mud tunnels to a source of wood.
  • Enjoy wood resulting from leaky plumbing & other water sources.
  • Found in every U.S. state except Alaska.
  • Help the food chain by recycling wood for the soil.
  • Termites have lived on Earth for approximately 250 million years.

George Williams
General Manager - Staff Entomologist

Pest Control, RI, Pest Control, MA


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