TERMITE (WHITE ANT) CONTROL
Termites, also known as white ants, are a serious structural pest in Bangladesh. They cause considerable damage to wooden doors, windows, and other fixtures in homes. In addition to wooden materials, termites also damage clothes, books, and many other valuable items. In fact, anything that contains cellulose is likely to be damaged by termite because cellulose is the main food for termites.
In Bangladesh, most of houses get infested with termite in course of time. Most common infestation sign is the appearance of mud tubes originating from wooden door frames, window frames, etc. Sometimes there are also mud tubes along the wall-floor joints. Termites are cryptic pest. They eat away wooden structures from inside. A gentle tapping on termite infested wooden door frame would generate a hollow sound
A large number of sub-terranean termite species have been recorded in Bangladesh. These species are: Heterotermes indicola, Coptotermese heimi, Odontotermes maliki and Coptotermes travians. That is, although they may be found foraging for food through their networks of mud tube on the aboveground, but their main nest or colony is always located below the soil surface. Hundreds of thousand termites live in a colony. Each colony has a queen which is relatively very large in size. Termites are social insects. They are divided into castes. These include the queen, king, the winged reproductive (young kings and queens), soldier and worker termites.
A queen can lay up to 2,500 eggs per day. The queen is virtually an egg laying machine. A queen can live up to 25 years. Therefore, once a house is infested with termite, it lingers on for decades and cause serious damage to properties in the process.Termite infestation can’t be eradicated without the help of professional expert.
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বাড়িঘরে উঁইপোকা নির্মূল
বাড়িঘর ও দালানকোঠার জন্য উঁইপোকা একটি অত্যন্ত ক্ষতিকর কীট। উঁইপোকা অন্যান্য কীট পতঙ্গের মতো নয়, এটি একটি সামাজিক পতঙ্গ প্রজাতি যা মাটির নীচে সমাজবদ্ধ হয়ে ঢিবির (কলোনী বা উঁইপোকার বাসা) মধ্যে বসবাস করে। উইপোকার কাঠ ও অন্যান্য সেলুলোজ সমৃদ্ধ খাদ্যের ( কাগজ, কাপড় ইত্যাদি) সন্ধানে মাটির লাইন তৈরি করে চারিদিকে অবিরতভাবে ছড়িয়ে পড়ে।
উঁইকলোনীতে কর্মভিত্তিক শ্রেণীবিভাগ রয়েছে। কলোনিতে একটি রানী উঁইপোকাসহ অসংখ্য কর্মী ও সৈনিক উঁইপোকা থাকে।
বাড়িঘরে উঁইপোকা বিভিন্ন ধরনের কাঠের আসবাবপত্র, দরজা, জানালা, ইত্যাদি আক্রমন করে।আক্রমনের চিহ্ন হিসাবে দেয়ালে মাটির লাইন (Mud Tube) দেখা যায়। অনেক সময় উঁইপোকা কাঠের দরজা , সিলিংবোর্ড, কেবিনেট ইত্যাদির ভেতরে এমনভাবে আক্রমন করে যে, বাইরে থেকে তা একেবারেই দৃশ্যমান হয় না, কিন্তু ভেতরে অনেক ক্ষতি করে ফেলে। প্রাথমিকভাবে একটি বা দুটি এপার্টমেন্টে আক্রমন লক্ষ্য করা গেলেও অতিদ্রুত এরা সমস্ত বিল্ডিংটিকে আক্রান্ত করে ফেলে। এক পর্যায়ে ক্ষতির পরিমান অপূরনীয় হয়ে দাড়ায়।
King
The king and queen live in a central chamber and are tended by the workers.
Soldiers
The soldiers have an orange coloured rectangular armoured head with mandibulate pinchers which they use to crush the ants. The soldier termite is usually the first to be seen in large numbers when any active termite workings (mud shelter tubes or damaged timber) are opened.
Queen
The queen termite is an egg laying machine; her body is enormous compared to her off-spring; she can live more than 25 years and produce more that 2,000 eggs a day.
Workers
The workers are by far the largest caste in the termite colony and the one that does the damage; gathering food (timber and other cellulose); constructing tunnels; repairing and enlarging the colony nest.
Pre Construction Treatment
New construction building needs pre construction treatment to prevent the termite infestation. Pre construction treatment includes floor bed treatment and soil barrier. Floor treatment will be made just prior to the brick-soling stage. Finished insecticide solution will be applied of the floor bed. Soil barrier will be created along outer side of the plinth of the building. The insecticide solution will be applied in such a way that the soil gets evenly mixed with the solution.
Post Construction Treatment
In the post construction treatment for termite control anti-termite long residual insecticide will be used. Soil Treatment System requires drilling/trenching in the floors/soil or foundations. Digging trench or drill (Concrete area) all around the building structure to make a barrier for life long prevention against further attacks from outside termite colony. Termiticide to be poured in three layers consecutively and sprayed in layers or pesticide to be injected in the holes. Along with the inside of the wall floor joint (drill-holes will be made), wooden doors, windows, floors, walls, frame, ceiling box, cabinet etc finished insecticide solution will be injected in the spot. Wades of cloth soaked with anti-termite insecticide will be placed into the electrical conduits to block the movement of termites.
