Termites at My Home

Termites find Thai homes particularly appetising, but why is that? There are a number of things that can make your home attractive to a hungry colony of termites. Our termite experts bring you termite identification methods and monitoring tips on how to control termites at home to help you understand the dangers and prevent termites from settling in your property.

Termites that live in the soil

It is another type of termite that many is facing There will be nests underground or on the ground. relying on coming above the ground to find food It can be divided into 3 subgroups:

Subterranean Termites

Coptotermes travians
Coptotermes curvignathus
Coptotermes havilandi
Coptotermes kalshoveni
Coptotermes sepangensis

Termites that live in termite mounds. (Mound-Building Termites)

Macrotermes gilvus
Macrotermes pakistanicus
Globitermes sulphureus
Odontotermes

Termites that live in small nests (Carton-Nest Building Termites).

Microtermes
Nasutitermitinae
Schedorhinotermes

termites that live in wood
They often hide and eat wood until it burrows. can be divided into two subgroups:

Dry-Wood Termites

Cryptotermes cavifrons
Cryptotermes brevis
Cryptotermes bengalensis
Cryptotermes cynocephalus

Damp-Wood Termites

Neotermes greeni
Neotermes castaneus
Neotermes connexus
Neotermes jouteli
Neotermes kemneri

Whether it is a type of termite that lives in the wood or in the soil. They eat wood and other things that contain cellulose as their food. which means All types of termites can cause damage to our homes. But about 90% of the damage in Thailand is caused by Coptotermes species, considered the "public enemy number 1" of the country.

1. Termites from the house structure

Termite problems in cement houses and wooden houses usually start from the house pillars, house corners or ceilings, so you should always observe the area if there is a soil path or not. Because termites will create a pathway that uses soil as a cover, we can observe from this point. However, houses built later will have be pipes for compressing the termite control solution already.

2. Termites in the basement/basement

Attic rooms are usually built to be airy without ceilings, but they are beamed along the entire length. The basement is the part that is surrounded by soil, so termites can travel through the basement to other rooms. These means that if your home's attics and basements are old storage rooms made of wood, cardboard crates, old books, old clothes, or scrap wood, which is a good food source for termites, you may be exposed to termites.