18 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 16, 1966
Don’t Panic When Termites Swarm,
Specialist Says; Calm Action Best
The termite probably scares
more people, in an economic
•ense. than any other Insect,
Yet they work slowly and
the damage they do can be
xepaned, aceoiding to Dr.
■Dale Bray, (hairman of the
department ot entomology
and applied ecology at the
Unneisity of Delawaie
The spiingtime swaimmg
of termites may be the ln-t
T. aining homeowneis have
that tei mites ,11 e hung neai
b.v and mat lie inottng neai
ei In the sp.ing some ol tlie
■Winged, i epi odnctne inein
heis ot each teimite colony
dei'ide to start then otvn lam
ihes, so thej swaim to lo
cate a place to settle down.
It you see swarms. look at
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some of the Insects closely.
I-f their bodies are “pinched”
in the middle they probably
are ants and yon can relax,
Bray sats. The body of a ter
mite is about the same thick
ness trom one end to the
other Examine the wings
also, he advises There is usu
ally <i daik spot on each ol
the 1 1ont wings ot the ant,
termites do not hate these
spots
Tei miles attnallt hte m
the soil hut wood is then
onlj lood so the\ build a
netwoik ol tiny tunnels to
leach the wood in the house
The beams m the cellat 01
the sill indei the 1 1 out door
—in tact, any pait ot the
house made of wood is
L. H. Brubaker
exactly what they are looking
for. They will even go
through a iconcrejte-block wall
with ease, if there is a tiny
crack in it.
Since termites remain hid
den except when forming
new colonies in the spring,
these swarms may he your
only visible warning of their
presence. Termites seldom
break through the surface of
the wood on which they feed,
so you cannot tell if they, are
piesent simply by looking at
the wooden parts ,of the
house.
Nonetheless, in addition to
watching lor termite swaims.
theie me other wajs to
(heck toi teinnte infestation,
ill ay points out Ulud-like
tubes, about oue-quaiter inch
wide, on foundation walls
aie then way ol getting fiom
then home into yours It you
find these tubes, 'break them
and look lor worker termites,
which aie small white insects
without wings.
Also, check all points of
the house where wood touch
es the ground or where the
concrete slab meets the walls
ot the house. Use an ice pick
and check for places where
the pick will go into the
wood easily.
A saw-dust like powder
around the tunnels is left by
insects other than termites;
these insects are not as de
structive as termites.
If you are sure your home
•does have termites, have it
treated to get rid of them,
recommends Bray. The home
owner can do it himself, but
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For this reason, deal only
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he cautions. The job should
be done within a few weeks
after yon discover the insects.
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But, don't be rushed into no
tion, he adds. Termites work
slowly; there is no (treat hur
ry, piovlded you do some
thing a few weeks.
Don’t be frightened into hir.
ing the first pest control
operator that comes along.
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