Some of you may not know how bad a termite infestation’s damages are. Termite infestation is not only limited to the damaging our houses, but it can damage other else. To give you some understanding of how harmful this insect is, this article will show you some of the negative impact of termite. Whether it is for humans or for nature, you need to be aware of their existence.
Some of the negative impact that you should be aware of
1. Termite as structural pests
Most of the termites eat cellulose. And they can find it in your woodwork, wood structure, furniture, and your papers. When it comes to wood as their food source they can harm many structures. Bridges, pole, homes, barn and everything made of wood. There are many cases where buildings and wooden structures were damaged by termite. This one of the negative impacts of termite can lead to high economic loss and damaged historic buildings.
In Taiwan, over 90% of wooden historical buildings were recorded to be damaged by termites. Termites species called Coptotermes are the culprit behind the big loss. It is also stated that Taiwan has to spend $4 million annually, and spends $3 million for the annual control. In Nebraska, it was estimated that termite-infested around 17-20% of homes. They damage wood products, wood, composite siding, etc.
2. Termite as a pest of forestry
Often the negative impact of termite is found on plantations and urban forestry. Some species can cause the death of healthy trees. They can damage the tree roots, debark plant rings, and can cause plants death. At any rate, the degree of influence of termites on the trees is largely determined by the geographic region. For example, 40-60% of trees in Southern Hilly land are infested by termite.
3. Termite as agriculture pests
Termite can also cause damage to plants and agricultural crops. Some plants like rice, wheat, sunflower, bean, tomato, eggplant, yam, cassava, guava, coffee, plum, pineapple, etc. are prone to termite attack. Termite can attack agricultural crops from any stage of development, when it just seeds or when it has grown up. Which later kill the plants.
Termite activity can also affect crop quality. The scar damage because of termite, can decrease the market value. One example of the negative impact of termite on the agricultural plant is in Zimbabwe, termite causes significant damage to maize. Attack the base root system and killing the plant.
4. Termite as a source of greenhouse
Recent studies have shown that termites produce methane, which is one of the greenhouse gas. Methane produced by termites contributes from 3-4% of total methane globally. They also produce carbon dioxide from termite mounds. Which accounts for up to 10% of the total of CO2 emission in a tropical forest in southern Vietnam.
Hopefully, those four negative impacts can describe the danger of termite infestation. To avoid big loss from your property, it is better to get termite inspection and treatments from the professional termite exterminator. If you are in Singapore, FUMIDA can help you with our termite control services. You can contact us by Whatsapp or phone more information.
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