wards the end of spring and the beginning of summer in the US, see vast swarms of uninvited guests! We are talking about winged Formosan subterranean termites that infest nearly most states in the country.

 

Even at night, you can see a large number of termites in the glow of streetlights, and the sight is quite discomforting. Imagine, if such massive swarms ambush your home, they can cause severe damage to wooden structures and furniture.

Some Fact Checks about Formosan Subterranean Termites

Even though termite swarming is considered normal in most US states, they create a massive mess by destroying the home structure and wooden stuff worth millions of dollars every year.  These termites crawl through the tiny cracks of wooden walls, floors, and ceilings and start feeding on them.

During the spring-summer season, swarms of Formosan termites make the matter worse. They have habits similar to eastern subterranean termites. These termites build huge underground colonies that comprise 350,000 workers on average and build mud tube structures from the soil and wood.

Queen Formosan termites can lay more than 1,000 eggs per day. These termites create new colonies by swarming to other locations. Usually, swarming happens in the evening hours, especially after wet, rainy days. Just one colony of Formosan termites may release more than 70,000 swarmers.

Formosan's termites are quite aggressive, and that is why they got the name "super termites." A colony may have 10 million termites, and each can eat 13 ounces of wood a day. It means all these termites can devour a house in nearly three months.

During the swarming season, keep your porch lights on so that you check around your house to find out where the termites are trying to get in or already nesting. 

The 20 US Cities with Most Termite Infestation

   1. Mobile, AL 

   2. Honolulu, HI 

   3. Baton Rouge, LA 

   4. Little Rock, AR 

   5. Fort Smith, R 

   6. Memphis, TN 

   7. Tyler-Longview, TX 

   8. Miami, FL 

   9. Phoenix, AZ 

  10. Dallas-FT. Worth, TX 

  11. Los Angeles, CA 

  12. West Palm Beach, FL 

  13. Houston, TX 

  14. Paducah, KY 

  15. Jacksonville, FL 

  16. Orlando, FL 

  17. Tampa, FL 

  18. Oklahoma City, OK 

  19. San Diego, CA 

  20. Montgomery, AL

Besides Los Angeles and San Diego, there are three more cities in California that witness significant termite swarming: Fresno, San Francisco, and Sacramento.

We Can Help You deal with Termites!

If there are visible signs of termite infestation in your house, those insects may already have built a colony and silently destroying the wooden items. In this situation, termite control is the only way out to save your home.

Here it is essential to keep in mind that most traditional pesticides are not safe for people and pets as they contain toxic elements. Besides, spraying pesticides may chase the termites away to adjoining houses in the neighborhood, but they are likely to come back again.

This is why your home needs non-repellant, clean, efficient, and state-registered chemicals to eliminate termites. Technologies like Microwave uses heat to kill termites safely and straightforwardly.

For details, you can call us at (888) 322-8889 or send an email to info@hitechtermite.com, and we will get back to you shortly.