Although termites are named white ants, they are actually quite different in eating habits and ecology from ants, and are rather a member of the cockroach family.Ants are social insects centered on the queen, while termites are social insects centered on the queen and king pair.
Most ants become worker ants from eggs through larvae, but some become soldier ants with developed heads.When the colony grows to a certain extent, an ant of the class called nymph is born. Eventually, it becomes a feather ant and takes off all at once. When the flying ants land, they drop their wings, and the male and female form a new couple to form a new colony.
There are 22 species of termites in Japan, but most are beneficial insects that play an important role in soil improvement.There are five types of termites that damage houses, but the main ones are Yamato termites and house termites. Especially, Yamato termites account for 80-90% of the total.
Yamato termites are often found in decayed trees in the mountains and forests, and in damp and rotten wood near the bases of gardens and houses. Because “feeding area = nest”, if the environment of the feeding area gets worse, the whole colony will move in search of a new feeding area.
House termites form large nests in the attic, under the floor, and in the soil. It is necessary to find not only the termites attached to the house but also the nest and exterminate the whole nest, because a long underpass is built there to invade from underground.
The distinction between the two is difficult for worker ants and is distinguished by feather ants or soldier ants.
Identification by feather ants
Yamato termites are black. We fly all together during the daytime in April and May. On the other hand, house termites are brown. Take off on the night of June-July.
Soldier ant identification
Soldier ants are slightly larger than worker ants and have large scissors at the tip of their heads, so they are identified by their head shape. Slender and cylindrical are termites, and egg-shaped are termites.
Yamato termites eat nutrients and water by eating wet wood. The appetite is not very strong, so the perpetrators are also slow. House damage is also concentrated in lower areas, such as bathrooms and damp floors.
House termites have a strong fertility and prefer new wood over old wood. Since the appetite is strong and the damage is sudden, it is a dangerous species that damages the whole house and may cause the house to collapse.
In order to prevent invasion of termites that have swarmed, during the termite outbreak period (especially from April to May), invasion of termite outbreak locations and paths, toilets / bathrooms / kitchens, near entrances, damp foundations, flowerbed fences, underfloor, etc. Treat the drug firmly where it is easy to eat.
Pestman Termite Bait Station consists of a bait station, a lid, bait blocks and bait. We fix the bait blocks, which termites like to eat and which are highly attractive to them, in the bait station and install the bait station in a building, tree or dam. When the termites arrive at the soil near the bait station, they quickly make their way to the bait station due to the strong attraction of the bait material released in the soil by the wood blocks of the bait station and then enter the bait station to feed. The bait stations contain toxic baits containing flubenuron, an insect growth regulator that prevents termites from growing new skin after moulting and makes the surface thin and brittle, killing the termites by inhibiting their growth without them being able to detect it. The termite colony relies heavily on worker ants to find and carry their food. Flubenuron bait is based on cellulose, which is the favourite food of termites, as a supplement, so termites can easily feed on it. Once the workers have found the bait, they will carry the ‘food’ back to the nest for their companions to eat. All the termites in the nest will feed on the bait and the eggs laid by the breeding ants will not be able to be hatched, thus killing the whole nest.
Alternatively, the wood blocks in the bait station can be used to spray a special termite poisoning powder on the termites feeding on the wood blocks. Upon return to the nest, the powder is spread to other termites, eventually leading to the poisoning and death of the whole nest.
As the baited wood blocks are processed from wood that termites prefer to eat and are targeted at different species of termites, e.g. termites, reticulated termites, toothed termites, greater termites, etc., all baited wood is treated with special attractants and feed stimulants that are extremely attractive to termites. When the bait station is placed in the soil, the lure molecules in the bait evaporate into the surrounding soil air and spread around the bait station through the soil voids. When found by termites out in search of food, they are quickly lured into the bait station to feed. And the bait blocks are so palatable that we have filled the bait station with 8 bait blocks which can feed thousands of termites at the same time, greatly reducing the time required to eliminate the entire nest.
The design takes into account the behaviour and habits of different termites and the bait blocks are placed very close to the plastic shell of the bait station. Once the lured termites are close to the bait station, they can feed quickly, thus increasing the effectiveness of the bait.
All the bait wood in the bait station is specially treated against mould so that the blocks are resistant to mould and have a long life span. The housing of the bait station is made of ABS material, antioxidants and UV resistant compounds for high strength and ageing resistance and durability for a long life.
