Termite 白蚁
Subterranean Termites | Drywood Termites | Dampwood Termite/Garden Termite | |
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Adult Size | 3-10mm | 6-10mm | 8-16mm |
Appearance | The soldier has large mandible, yellowish head and creamy body color whereas worker is creamy in color | Have a thick waist, short legs, and straight antennae | Long head with strong and stout mandibles |
Behaviour | The soldier will release white liquid when being torture, swarming during the day | Prefer to infest softwood rather than hardwood (teak), Produce dry fecal pellet near the kick holes in the infested wood, swarming during dusk or night | do not make tunnel/mud tube/trails, feed on decaying woods, old tree stumps, rotting log and buried timber |
Habitat | Door/window frame, skirting, cabinet, cupboards, books, carton box in storeroom and etc | Wooden Furniture which is not treated with insecticide | Normally in the garden area, tree shrubs, or wood that in contact directly with soil with high moisture content |
Sign of Infestation | Mud tubes/trails Hollow wood Dead or alive termite | Fecal pellet Dull and hollow wood sound | Dead plant Fallen tree stump |
Approaches to control them | Dusting Termite Baiting System —In-ground & Above-ground baiting stations Soil Injection Corrective Soil Treatment Anti-Termite Soil Treatment | Wood injection — Injecting insecticide into the infested wood using foam formulation | Anti-Termite Soil Treatment Soil injection |