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The first sign of a carpenter ant infestation is usually the sighting of numerous workers throughout the home; occupants often complain of big black ants. However, the presence of workers alone is not conclusive evidence that a colony is established within a structure. Carpenter ant workers tend to roam far and wide looking for food, and some transient workers are sure to enter any home located in a wooded area. Signs of an active infestation include the presence of fibrous sawdust beneath slit-like openings in wood members and faint, rustling noises in walls and woodwork. A positive indication that an active, mature infestation is present is the emergence of large winged ants from walls, ceilings, or crawl spaces.
Termites have been able to survive for over 250 million years. Because of the highly structured nature of the colonies, termites are able to more efficiently adapt to changing environments.
Your home is naturally close to termite colonies. Foundations are usually built above the water table, and below the frost line, near where termites live.
Termites don't distinguish between the wood in your home and the wood in the forest to feed their nutritional needs.
Termites can not digest the wood directly. The protozoans that live in their guts break down the cellulose into simpler compounds for the termites to absorb.
Concrete slab and basement foundations are some of the most susceptible types of construction. Termites only need a crack of one-sixty-fourth inch in the slab floor to gain entrance into your home.
Termites are able to travel up to 130 feet from the colony -- and once they discover a food source, they leave a "chemical trail" for others to follow.
Termites work 24 hours a day. "Worker" termites bring food to the colony through tunnels, without ever resting.
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