Termites

Termites cause damage to all kind of woodwork, Walls, furniture, furnishings, clothing, stationary, rubber, plastic and even the lead coating of underground cables. Termites are medium sized soft bodied, social insects living in large colonies. They travel through a network of galleries up of mud avoid light. Termites damage valuable human belongings, like wood. Building material, stored grains, transmission poles, trees, paper book, railway sleepers, ships etc.
The moment of termites show a particular pattern the termites do not reside in the building or wooden structure. They return to their nest in the ground after procuring, the food. The principal of termite control is based therefore placing a chemical barrier between the food and the nest.

Subterranean termites are the most destructive and frequently encountered kind of termite found throughout India. Although they nest in soil, subterranean termites can attack structures by building tubes that connect their nest to wood in structures. Termite food consists of cellulose obtained from wood.

There are two types of termite treatment
* Pre-Construction   [Treatment during the Development of Building]
* Post-Construction [Treatment after the Development of Building]

Pre-Construction Anti Termite Treatment

•  The first step for pre-construction termite treatment is to treat the slab by treating with a termiticide barrier
•  Sides & bottom surface of the foundation trenches or column pits are treated with chemical emulsion. The plinth area is treated. Small holes are made at regular intervals in each wall and filled with chemical emulsion and closed finally
• The earth around the external perimeter of the building is treated so as to prevent the reinfection of termites from outside

Post Construction Anti Termite Treatment

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• Wall and Floor Treatment: Holes of 12mm diameter, 24-30 inches apart will be drilled along the inner junction at depth of 12''on the ground and 4” on the upper floors. Termiticide will be injected under pressure to create barrier against termites
• Wooden Fixtures Treatment: Holes of 6mm diameter will be drilled at the base of wooden-fixtures such as window frames and doorframes and termiticide will be injected. This treatment is done on all floors. An oil-based termiticide will be sprayed on all the electrical points infested by the termites
• Termite Tubes Treatment : Visible shelter mud tubes are first sprayed and control the termites
• External Perimeter Treatment: Trenching or drilling holes of 12mm diameter along the external walls of the building at depth of 1ft. will be carried out to create a chemical barrier/killing field around the building. All the drilled holes will be sealed. If building is surrounded by garden, the treatment shall be carried out to soil also.

Post Construction Anti Termite Treatments 
Termites pose the greatest threat to timber, building and all structures through-out the world. They bore galleries wood and forage for food. Breaking contact between the soil and wood content of the building is the primary method of combating termites. 

Application: 
1 - Drilling & Injecting Chemicals 
2 - Spraying Chemicals in wooden Structures. 
3 - Skirting level Treatment. 
4 - Chemical Barrier around the premises

Treatment
This silent enemy enters buildings/structures form below the ground level. Perforating the foundations, it finds its way to upper levels by through wall cavities, joint and floors. Its moves through inter spaces of brick and stone work in composite and masonry foundation, penetrate concrete slab-in grade construction and RCC columns and beans. 

Application: 

Drilling on floor joints wall and chemical barrier form outside.

Termite, also popularly known as white ants, are tough, well organized, more persistent and destructive tiny insects. On the basis of their habitat they are classified into two categories i.e. sub-terranean or ground loving termites. Out of the two, the sub-terranean termites are most destructive and cause maximum damage to the buildings. They penetrate through cracks; small openings, slab joints etc., and can even make passage through cement and mortar reducing the strength of the building and causing damage to the underground cables.

Some facts about Termites

• There are four classifications of termite’s Queen, King, Soldier and Worker. Out of these, the King, Queen and Soldier types, reside in the mounds. Only the Worker type will cause damage to the buildings.
• The Queen lays approximately 30,000 eggs per day.
• One type of Soldier termites, is called as Suicide Bombers, which kills any enemies by emanating chemicals from its body, and also kills itself.
• It also creates a Fungal Garden inside the mound, which acts as a emergency food supply.
• Termites eat non-stop - 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• One single Termite mound is enough to damage a colony of about 500 buildings surrounding it.
• When forming a new colony, flying male and female "swarmer" termites break off their wings, enter wood through a crack or hole, mate and begin feeding.
• Winged termites, called alates, are the "milk of tropical forests". They provide food for more amphibians, reptiles, birds, and ground foraging mammals than any other group of insects.
• There are about 2,000 known species of termites in the world.
• Signs of subterranean termite infestations include soft wood, mud tubes inside or outside the home and darkening or blistering of wood. These signs are often mistaken as water damage.