What We Can Do For
Termites.
We
can treat for subterranean with three methods.
1.) The first method is pre-treatments, this
is done by treating the soil with a termiticide before you build
your house.
2.) Conventional
treatment: we would treat with termiticide to block the house
from the termites
The two main types of termites in New Mexico are, Subterranean and Drywood termites.
Q. What is the difference between Subs
and Drywood?
A. Subs (subterranean) have their colony in the soil (from 1' to
4' down). Subs have to return to the soil every 72 hours
or so to replenish their moister. Dry woods live in the wood
it's self and don't have the soil to wood contact that subs
need.
Q. What do they eat?
A. They both eat the cellulose in the wood. They also have a
symbiotic relationship with an organism called a protozoa that
lives in the gut of the termite and breaks down the cellulose for the
termite to digest.
Q. What kind of damage can they do?
A. This all depends on what species of termite.
We have western subs, Eastern subs, Desert subs and about 2 or 3
other minor species.
The Eastern subterranean probably has the biggest colony and can
do the most damage of our different species in New Mexico. The
next would be the western sub, then the , Drywood termites then the desert sub.
