{"id":9505,"date":"2020-01-27T15:11:08","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T04:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppmmagazine.com.au\/?page_id=9505"},"modified":"2025-05-06T18:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T08:49:24","slug":"termites","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termites\/","title":{"rendered":"Termites"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9505\" class=\"elementor elementor-9505\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e188386 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"e188386\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d2e024\" data-id=\"2d2e024\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7326710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7326710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Termites In New Zealand - <br>Information, Inspections &amp; Treatments<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c567105 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"c567105\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9d173e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a9d173e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/termites.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11330\" alt=\"Termites\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/termites.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/termites-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/termites-1024x328.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/termites-768x246.jpg 768w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/termites-310x99.jpg 310w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/termites-150x48.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c0fd43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c0fd43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c824366\" data-id=\"c824366\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15aadf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"15aadf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77978394 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77978394\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24e71db6\" data-id=\"24e71db6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70be08e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70be08e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Zealand Native termites v Invasive Termites...<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3fbe1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3fbe1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New Zealand does not have a large number of insect species (compared to other countries) and the same applies to termites. In fact there are only three species of native termites \u2013 the two dampwood termites \u2013 <em>Stolotermes ruficeps<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>S. inopinus<\/em> and one species of drywood termite \u2013 <em>Kalotermes brouni. <\/em><\/p><p>All of these species only form small colonies and so don&#8217;t eat much wood. As such, they are not considered to be of any concern in construction. However, New Zealand is at risk from accidental introduction of termites from other parts of the world. Of particular concern are the species of subterranean termites and two species of drywood termites &#8211; West Indian drywood termite and western drywood termite.<\/p><p>Although the climate in New Zealand may be borderline for these invasive pests to become established, in recent years several colonies have been identified and eliminated. Biosecurity New Zealand is very keen for the public to help keep an eye out for these invasive pests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee1b1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aee1b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Termites or White Ants?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62845a03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62845a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some people (mainly in Australia) call termites, &#8220;white ants&#8221; based on their superficial likeness to ants. Although they may look like ants, termites aren&#8217;t ants at all. In fact they are an ancient group of insects more closely related to cockroaches than ants.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a7d7f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"28a7d7f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/E82cFlOyQuc&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/professionalpestmanager.com\\\/nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/termites-vid-1.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:27333,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termites-vid-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termites-vid-1-310x174.jpg 310w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termites-vid-1-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708285da elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"708285da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f07dd39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f07dd39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1b1b86\" data-id=\"a1b1b86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-106d83e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"106d83e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Key ant characteristics:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Well-formed eyes<\/li><li>Bent antennae<\/li><li>Obvious \u201cwaist\u201d<\/li><li>Hard cuticle<\/li><li>Tend to be brown or black<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e49dbcf\" data-id=\"5e49dbcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cc179c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17cc179c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Key termite characteristics:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>No visible eyes (on workers)<\/li><li>Straight antennae (\u201cstring of beads\u201d)<\/li><li>No obvious \u201cwaist\u201d<\/li><li>Soft cuticle<\/li><li>Tend to be pale or white (heads may be darker colour)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8dd47a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f8dd47a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-335847c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"335847c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Termite life-cycle\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cbdb14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70cbdb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Termites live in colonies that can contain anywhere between a few hundred, up to a million individuals (depending on the species). They go through incomplete metamorphosis, with egg, nymph and adult stages.<\/p><p>They form complicated societies with the different castes performing different roles within the colony. The queen lays the eggs, workers care for the nymphs and carry out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termite-research\/termite-foraging-behaviour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foraging<\/a>, specialised soldiers protect the colony, and reproductives are the new kings and queens who fly off to start new colonies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad58ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ad58ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ0eXBlIjoidmlkZW8iLCJ2aWRlb1R5cGUiOiJ5b3V0dWJlIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbVwvZW1iZWRcL2NySm5CWk9YWTdBP2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkJnN0YXJ0JmVuZCZ3bW9kZT1vcGFxdWUmbG9vcD0wJmNvbnRyb2xzPTEmbXV0ZT0wJnJlbD0wJmNjX2xvYWRfcG9saWN5PTAiLCJhdXRvcGxheSI6IiIsIm1vZGFsT3B0aW9ucyI6eyJpZCI6ImVsZW1lbnRvci1saWdodGJveC1hZDU4ZWJjIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb24iOiIiLCJlbnRyYW5jZUFuaW1hdGlvbl90YWJsZXQiOiIiLCJlbnRyYW5jZUFuaW1hdGlvbl9tb2JpbGUiOiIiLCJ2aWRlb0FzcGVjdFJhdGlvIjoiMTY5In19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-life.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27358\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-life.jpg 804w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-life-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-life-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-life-310x174.jpg 310w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-life-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4800fd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f4800fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8f1cea closed-accordion elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"5e8f1cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1581\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1581\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Baby termites (nymphs)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1581\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1581\"><p>There isn\u2019t actually such a thing as a baby termite. The queen lays eggs and the young which hatch are called nymphs, which look like miniature versions of an adult. The nymphs are unable to care for themselves and are fed by adult workers. Nymphs will typically go through 3 or 4 moults before developing into an adult worker. Some of these nymphs will develop into soliders or reproductives \u2013 the new kings and queens.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1582\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1582\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Worker termites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1582\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1582\"><p>Worker termites live up to their name and do the majority of the work in the colony \u2013 looking after the queen and young, building and maintaining the nest and most importantly carrying out the foraging. Workers are made up of sterile males and females (workers in bees and ants are only made up of sterile females) and typically live for between 1-2 years.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1583\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1583\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Soldier termites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1583\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1583\"><p>Soldier termites are the specialised caste that protect the colony from predators, typically other insects, especially ants. They have modified heads which utilise a variety of defence mechanisms, which vary depending on the species. Some have powerful jaws, other use latex to gum up attackers, others use their heads to plug up entry holes and a few have heads that actually explode! Because of their modified heads, they are unable to feed themselves and are reliant on being fed by the workers. The appearance of the soldier is key feature used in species identification. Soldiers also live for 1-2 years (if they do not die \u201cin the line of duty\u201d earlier!).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1584\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1584\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Winged termites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1584\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1584\"><p>Termites with wings, technically called primary reproductives, are the new kings and queens produced by mature colonies. They will leave the colony on warm humid nights, taking to the wing in large numbers in <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termite-research\/termite-swarms\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">termite swarms<\/a>.<\/p><p>There are two types of reproductives. Primary reproductives are the new kings and queens produced to found new colonies. These winged termites (alates) pair up during the mating flight. On landing, their wings fall off and they move off together to find a suitable site to start a new nest. Unlike workers, these alates have darker, harder cuticles and obvious eyes.<\/p><p>In certain circumstances and in some species, secondary reproductives may be produced. These are capable of reproducing \/ laying eggs, but are lighter in colour than the primary reproductives and never develop wings. Typically secondary reproductives may be produced:<\/p><ul><li>When the primary king or queen dies<\/li><li>In certain species to allow the colony to grow faster and reach maximum size<\/li><li>In species that create satellite colonies which may exist away from the main nest<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1585\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1585\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Termite queen<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1585\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1585\"><p>The queen is the most important individual in the colony, producing the eggs to maintain and grow the colony. In some species the queen becomes enlarged (up to 30 mm long) and turns into an egg laying machine capable of laying over 1000 eggs per day. In such species the queen is immobile and resides in a central nest chamber in the colony. Queens can live for over 20 years. However, as they age they become less productive. As this occurs and if she dies, secondary reproductives (queens without wings) can also lay eggs. In some species, they will also retain some of the winged termites (primary reproductives) to support the egg laying or take over completely if the queen has died.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee86ec elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8ee86ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-357133a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"357133a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Termite nests<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79786d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"79786d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/AouqHYkxwI4&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/professionalpestmanager.com\\\/nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/termite-nests.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:27359,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/AouqHYkxwI4?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-79786d3e&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ0eXBlIjoidmlkZW8iLCJ2aWRlb1R5cGUiOiJ5b3V0dWJlIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbVwvZW1iZWRcL0FvdXFIWWt4d0k0P2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkJnN0YXJ0JmVuZCZ3bW9kZT1vcGFxdWUmbG9vcD0wJmNvbnRyb2xzPTEmbXV0ZT0wJnJlbD0wJmNjX2xvYWRfcG9saWN5PTAiLCJhdXRvcGxheSI6IiIsIm1vZGFsT3B0aW9ucyI6eyJpZCI6ImVsZW1lbnRvci1saWdodGJveC03OTc4NmQzZSIsImVudHJhbmNlQW5pbWF0aW9uIjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fdGFibGV0IjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fbW9iaWxlIjoiIiwidmlkZW9Bc3BlY3RSYXRpbyI6IjE2OSJ9fQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-nests.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27359\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-nests.jpg 804w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-nests-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-nests-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-nests-310x174.jpg 310w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-nests-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de80329 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5de80329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subterranean termites, which many of the main pest termite species globally, normally nest underground, which can make the termite nests very difficult to locate. Often the nest will be in the root crown of a large tree (the area between the roots and the base of the trunk). However, some species create an obvious mound on the ground, which obviously makes them a lot easier to spot. And indeed a few species also build arboreal nests (nests in trees). However, even in these arboreal nests, they still need to have contact with the ground, which is achieved through mud tubes on the outside of the tree, or moving within the tree itself.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dc0cb36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dc0cb36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-caf862d\" data-id=\"caf862d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ebaf82 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"23ebaf82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"903\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Termite-nest-in-tree-crown-low-res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11331\" alt=\"termite nest in root crown\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Termite-nest-in-tree-crown-low-res.jpg 600w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Termite-nest-in-tree-crown-low-res-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Termite-nest-in-tree-crown-low-res-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Termite-nest-in-tree-crown-low-res-126x190.jpg 126w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Termite-nest-in-tree-crown-low-res-70x105.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Nest in the root crown of a tree<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6211a6ca\" data-id=\"6211a6ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d37b508 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6d37b508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Copto-mound-low-res.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9519\" alt=\"C. acinaciformis termite mound\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Copto-mound-low-res.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Copto-mound-low-res-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Copto-mound-low-res-133x200.jpeg 133w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Copto-mound-low-res-127x190.jpeg 127w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Copto-mound-low-res-70x105.jpeg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><i>Coptotermes acinaciformis<\/i> mound in the Northern Territory<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4860a470\" data-id=\"4860a470\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71d2e0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c71d2e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arboreal-nest-1-low-res.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11333\" alt=\"Arboreal termite nest\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arboreal-nest-1-low-res.jpg 600w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arboreal-nest-1-low-res-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arboreal-nest-1-low-res-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arboreal-nest-1-low-res-143x190.jpg 143w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Arboreal-nest-1-low-res-79x105.jpg 79w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Arboreal (tree) nest<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1059744a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1059744a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52d86762\" data-id=\"52d86762\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aafe866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aafe866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Termite foraging behaviour<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7654c270 closed-accordion elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"7654c270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1981\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1981\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where do termites live? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1981\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1981\"><p>Termites live in large nests. For subterranean termites\u00a0 this is generally underground or sometimes in trees. For drywood and dampwood termites, they live in the wood they are consuming. Many species have one main nest, although if they are feeding at a food source a long way away from the main nests, they will often set up satellite nests or bivouacs.<\/p><p>Some species create multiple nests which all orginate from the same original colony. <em>Schedorhinotermes<\/em> commonly have multiple nests as part of the same colony, making it very difficult to get compete control of infestations. Similarly extensive drywood termite infestations tend to consist of multiple small sub-nests as they exploit the food source.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1982\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1982\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How far do termites travel?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1982\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1982\"><p>Termites don\u2019t like to travel. It\u2019s far safer and more efficient to find a food source close to their nest. However, they are perfectly capably of travelling up to 100 m from their nest to a food source.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1983\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1983\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why do termites build mud tubes?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1983\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1983\"><p>Termites have a soft cuticle which makes them very susceptible to drying out. It\u2019s one of the reasons they tend to attack areas of home which have a moisture problem. They prefer to travel underground, but when they need to come above ground to access a food source, they need to protect themselves from drying out and from predators. The mud tubes provide a nice, humid highway, protected from predators!<\/p><p>For the same reason, they will sometimes completely cover a food source with mud sheeting, so they can feed underneath, safe and sound.<\/p><p>They will also bring mud into walls and structural wood elements of buildings. Not only does this help to keep their environment moist, but they use this mud as structural support so they can go about eating your home without it collapsing (at least for a while!).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1984\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1984\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What do termites eat?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1984\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1984\"><p>Termites eat cellulose. The main pest species eat wood, but will also cardboard and papers (which are made from wood and contain cellulose).<\/p><p>Some species, such as the cathedral termites found in the top end of Australia, don\u2019t cause any damage to homes as they are grass harvesters and other species actually use plant material they collect to grow a fungus, which they harvest and eat.<\/p><p>However, although they only eat cellulose material they can cause damage to other materials and are known to chew through cabling. In addition, their activity and their habit for bringing in mud and moisture to electrical areas can cause electrical problems and even house fires<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>They are one of the few animals that can digest cellulose and they can do this due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termite-research\/unravelling-the-mystery-of-the-termite-gut\/\">unique microbes in the termite gut<\/a>. These gut microbes vary between different species and are considered one of the main features that drove their evolution.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1985\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1985\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do termites find food?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1985\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1985\"><p>There is certainly a random element to the way termites search for food. Often the nest will be established near a large food source, but when they start searching for food, they generally do so in a random manner fanning out along foraging paths in all directions from the nest. However, moisture is one of the biggest drivers in determining which way they go \u2013 a dry soil is a tough environment for a worker. For this reason, areas of moisture or sites of water leaks tend to be the more likely entry points around buildings.<\/p><p>In the natural environment, wood feeding subterranean termites are attracted to moist soil which is a bit cooler than the surrounding area. Such an environment would be created by a fallen tree\u2026 or a building\u2026 your home!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1986\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1986\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why are termites eating my house?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1986\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1986\"><p>Why they attack one home and not another is not just a question of luck. Buildings are actually designed to prevent termites gaining entry without being noticed. So, IF the building and been constructed correctly (with appropriate termite protection) and IF the property owner hasn\u2019t made any modifications (to home or garden) to create a weakness in this design and IF the property owner gets regular inspections, the chances of them getting in without being noticed and causing damage is very low. The chances of a termite attack are reduced further if the areas around and under the building are kept dry.<\/p><p>If they are attacking your home it means there is a weakness in the design (a potential entry point) and a source of moisture (leak or drainage problem). Regular inspections and good home maintenance are musts.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1987\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1987\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How much do termites eat?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1987\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1987\"><p>Termite workers typically consume around 5% of their body weight in wood per day. Although this is a tiny amount of wood, when you have a million or so workers in a large colony, a large nest attacking your home can easily consume 100g or wood per day. Over the course of a year that\u2019s 36.5kg or wood, which starts to become a significant amount of damage. Find out how they worked out <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termite-research\/termite-appetite-an-indication-of-colony-size\/\">how much termites can eat<\/a>.<\/p><p>If they continue eating un-noticed for a couple of years, the damage is likely to be so severe that the home may need to be demolished. Even from the \u201caverage\u201d termite attack, damage repair bills of $10,000 and above are quite common.<\/p><p>The giant northern termite, <em>Mastotermes darwiniensis<\/em>, found in the Northern Territory of Australia, some northern parts of Western Australia and Queensland, is a different beast altogether. They are significantly larger than other pest species (workers are 12 mm long v 7 mm in the largest of the other pest species), can exist in colonies of several million and have voracious appetites. Homes that come under attack from the giant northern termite can be all but destroyed in as little as 6 months!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f8f863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"68f8f863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/D5OU1sonvn4&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/professionalpestmanager.com\\\/nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/termite-food.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:27360,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/D5OU1sonvn4?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-68f8f863&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ0eXBlIjoidmlkZW8iLCJ2aWRlb1R5cGUiOiJ5b3V0dWJlIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbVwvZW1iZWRcL0Q1T1Uxc29udm40P2ZlYXR1cmU9b2VtYmVkJnN0YXJ0JmVuZCZ3bW9kZT1vcGFxdWUmbG9vcD0wJmNvbnRyb2xzPTEmbXV0ZT0wJnJlbD0wJmNjX2xvYWRfcG9saWN5PTAiLCJhdXRvcGxheSI6IiIsIm1vZGFsT3B0aW9ucyI6eyJpZCI6ImVsZW1lbnRvci1saWdodGJveC02OGY4Zjg2MyIsImVudHJhbmNlQW5pbWF0aW9uIjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fdGFibGV0IjoiIiwiZW50cmFuY2VBbmltYXRpb25fbW9iaWxlIjoiIiwidmlkZW9Bc3BlY3RSYXRpbyI6IjE2OSJ9fQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-food.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-food.jpg 804w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-food-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-food-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-food-310x174.jpg 310w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/termite-food-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55de4072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55de4072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of termites\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854ab10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"854ab10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are around 2,500 species of termite globally, but only a few species are responsible for most of the economic damage to buildings and crops. The pest species are commonly split into three groups: subterranean, drywood and dampwood termites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316d0d96 closed-accordion elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"316d0d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8291\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8291\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Subterranean termites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8291\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8291\"><p>There are no native subterranean termite species in New Zealand. However, there have been occasional incursions of <em>Coptotermes acinaciformis<\/em> and <em>Coptotermes frenchi<\/em>, thought to have arrived in imported hardwood timber from Australia.<\/p><p>Subterranean termites include many of the most common pest species. Although <em>Mastotermes darwiniensis<\/em>, is considered the most destructive termite, in terms of speed of damage, it is the <em>Coptotermes<\/em> species that cause the most damage in terms of dollar value in many countries across the world.<\/p><p>Researchers sometimes refer to &#8220;lower&#8221; and &#8220;higher&#8221;\u00a0 species. This really refers to how &#8220;primitive&#8221; the species is in their colony structure and physiology \u2013 how close they are to the primitive cockroach-like termites that developed millions of years ago. The lower termites are considered more primitive and the higher termites more advanced.<\/p><p><em>Mastotermes darwiniensis<\/em> considered among the more primitive species.<\/p><p><em>Coptotermes, Schedorhinotermes<\/em> and <em>Heterotermes<\/em> species belong to the Rhinotermitidae family and although are some of the more recently evolved species, there are still considered to be &#8220;lower&#8221; termites.<\/p><p>It is the Termitidae family, which includes <em>Nasutitermes<\/em> and <em>Microcerotermes<\/em> species that are consider the true higher termites and the most recently evolved species.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8292\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8292\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Drywood termites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8292\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8292\"><p>Drywood termites are very different to subterranean termites in that they do not need a source of water or to be in contact with soil \u2013 they are quite able to live off the moisture content of the wood providing the environment is humid enough. As such they are found mostly in tropical areas. Infestations consist of small independent populations throughout the structure. One of the key signs of their presences are their droppings \u2013 unusual hexagonal pellets.<\/p><p>In New Zealand there is one species of drywood termite &#8211; <em>Kalotermes brouni. <\/em>Globally,\u00a0the West Indian drywood termite, <em>Cryptotermes brevis<\/em>\u00a0is considered the most destructive termite in the world as it can persist in very small pieces of wood, can easily spread between timbers and can be very hard to detect and control. It often causes significant damage before detection and can only be eradicated by fumigating the whole house.<\/p><p>The West Indian drywood termite and western drywood termite are two of the main invasive termite pests which biosecurity are keen to keep out of New Zealand.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8293\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8293\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Dampwood termites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8293\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8293\"><p>Dampwoord termites are not normally considered serious economic pests as they only tend to damage old timber, in very damp areas, conditions which are unusual in most houses. They are more commonly found in decaying wood. Like drywood termites they don&#8217;t have a central colony and persist as small independent groups. They are quite noticeable as they have a fairly large soldier caste, approaching 10 mm in some species.<\/p><p>In New Zealand there are two native species of dampwood termites \u2013 <em>Stolotermes ruficeps<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>S. inopinus.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abfa71e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abfa71e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a74c7ba\" data-id=\"6a74c7ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ec7f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56ec7f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of termite species<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-36f7431c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36f7431c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-692b27ad\" data-id=\"692b27ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725182fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"725182fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termites\/coptotermes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lacteus-soldier-web-thumbnail.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12260\" alt=\"Coptotermes termite soldier\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lacteus-soldier-web-thumbnail.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lacteus-soldier-web-thumbnail-251x190.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lacteus-soldier-web-thumbnail-139x105.jpeg 139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b6ca702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b6ca702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termites\/coptotermes\/\">Subterranean termites \u2013 <i>Coptotermes<\/i><\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dcea176\" data-id=\"2dcea176\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25b58d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d25b58d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termites\/drywood-termites\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brevis-Drywood-Screenshot_20200219-192807_Gallery-thumbnail.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12281\" alt=\"Drywood termites\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brevis-Drywood-Screenshot_20200219-192807_Gallery-thumbnail.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brevis-Drywood-Screenshot_20200219-192807_Gallery-thumbnail-251x190.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Brevis-Drywood-Screenshot_20200219-192807_Gallery-thumbnail-139x105.jpeg 139w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747800cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"747800cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termites\/drywood-termites\/\">Drywood Termites<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-662596c3\" data-id=\"662596c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef81f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ef81f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termites\/dampwood-termites\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dampwoord-termite-thumbnail.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21442\" alt=\"Dampwood termite\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dampwoord-termite-thumbnail.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dampwoord-termite-thumbnail-253x190.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dampwoord-termite-thumbnail-140x105.jpeg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2285a544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2285a544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termites\/dampwood-termites\/\">Dampwood Termites<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71963304 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71963304\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-395662fd\" data-id=\"395662fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83f711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f83f711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dampwood termite image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.padil.gov.au\/pests-and-diseases\/pest\/140239\"><em>Ceratokalotermes spoliator<\/em><\/a>. Creative Commons 4.0. Sarah McCaffrey, Museums Victoria on padil.gov.au<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dc36a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"65dc36a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f87f9fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f87f9fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4901ab7\" data-id=\"4901ab7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee7f84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee7f84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Further information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148e532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"148e532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2151\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2151\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Termite Pheromones<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2151\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2151\"><p>Learn about how <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termite-research\/understanding-pheromones-understanding-termite-behaviour\/\">pheromones influence termite behaviour<\/a>.<\/p><p>Detailed information about the discovery of the <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termite-research\/termite-royalty-pheromone-identified\/\">termite royalty pheromone, <\/a>which is communicates the royal status of the king and queen termites.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2152\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2152\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Termite Evolution<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2152\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2152\"><p>The evolution of termites is a much researched area. It is now well established that termites evolved from an ancient line of cockroaches. This makes the &#8220;white ant&#8221; name even more of a misnomer.\u00a0<\/p><p>How they achieved this and how the different species developed appears to have been heavily influences by changes in their gut microbes.<\/p><p>Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termite-research\/termite-evolution\/\">evolution of termites<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2153\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2153\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Climate change and termite dispersal<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2153\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2153\"><p>Climate change, particularly increasing temperatures and changes in rainfall, will impact both termite behaviour and the areas where they can survive. It is expected that the areas suitable for the damaging species will increase and therefore the level of damage experienced by a country will also increase.\u00a0<\/p><p>Coupled with human assisted dispersal, which can introduce alien species into new geographies, the threat posed by termites is expected to increase.<\/p><p>Here are some examples of the <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termite-research\/climate-change-and-termite-dispersal\/\">potential spread of termites due to climate change<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2154\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2154\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Wood Preservation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2154\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2154\"><p>Not surprisingly there is lots of research into wood preservation to better protect timber from a wide range of timber pests such as termites, borers and fungal attack.<\/p><p>Here is some of the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termite-research\/wood-preservation\/\">wood preservation<\/a> research.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b3bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40b3bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More magazine article on the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/termite-research\/\">termite research<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Termites In New Zealand &#8211; Information, Inspections &amp; Treatments New Zealand Native termites v Invasive Termites&#8230; New Zealand does not have a large number of insect species (compared to other countries) and the same applies to termites. In fact there are only three species of native termites \u2013 the two dampwood termites \u2013 Stolotermes ruficeps\u00a0and\u00a0S. inopinus and one species of drywood termite \u2013 Kalotermes brouni. All of these species only form small colonies and so don&#8217;t eat much wood. As [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Termites in New Zealand- All you need to know!","_seopress_titles_desc":"Learn about the key types of termites in New Zealand and Australia \u2013 nests, life-cycle, signs of activity, damage, inspections, treatments and home protection. 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