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Positive aspects of termites, a thin line between house and garden

It seems contradictory to say that termites are good. People are horrified of them, and buyers who are looking for houses to ask the seller if there are termites in the house or signs of infestation by termites. Mostly answered "Yes" will think twice buyers.

The truth is that termites are bad news not only because they are annoying creepy creatures, but also because they can ruin a beautiful house for many years if left to putrefaction and grow. If you know something about termite colonies and how they form, the number of colonies were placed indoors and outdoors is amazing!

The universe of termites

Before discussing why termites are good – especially when it comes to environmental considerations – let's take a look at the world of these creatures. Some facts are worth noting:
One of them, Termites are social insects (sometimes also social). Its habitat is called "colony" and each colony can contain thousands of them. These colonies were established on the ground and spread across the ground, imagine a row of houses in several blocks of a great neighborhood.
Two, termites have a hierarchical structure. Some are born to be leaders, some as followers.
termite experts and scientists say that each insect colony is characterized by three main castes: soldiers workers and breeding. Each of these caste carries out specific tasks in their environment.
Three termite workers constitute the largest population. They are the ones that feed Wood, wandering around the food and water and shelter. Soldier termites in turn take care of defending the colonies. farming termites, as you may already guessed, offspring and usually take over when something happens to the king or queen.

Positive aspects of termite

Many people probably will look perplexity, if you say that termites are beneficial because 99.9% of the population say they are destroying houses. Creep its way into your home hot spots and devour the wood.
When detected in the interior, termites need to be controlled and eradicated by the pest control programs because they cause damage to structures can cost billions of dollars annually. However, when we look outside our homes and think about the flora and fauna and the rest of nature, make an important value green.

You're probably wondering, what are of great ecological value?

Benefit # 1: because they eat wood and are very good at it, which means they have the ability to break the wood. The decomposition of wood, which return nutrients to the soil. In addition, by eating wood, dead trees are not left to pile on each other through the years.

Benefit # 2: Termites contribute to plant health. By recycling wood and feeding the soil nutrients, which make the soil more porous.

Benefit # 3: Once again, By the very nature of their business the consumption of wood, termites produce and distribute nitrogen to the ecosystem. Its value is particularly evident in forest ecosystems. The scientists explain this by saying that termites are somehow related to the chemicals in bio-geo nutrient cycling. bio-geo chemical cycles include carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfurus and other compounds. When termites finding food, also the construction of tunnels that can be taken to activity of fungi and bacteria. Fungi also known to have the ability to release nitrogen, iron, calcium, zinc and other elements.

Benefit No. 4: As a bonus # 2, wood scientists and Sands (1978) says that termites are able to influence their chemical and structural environment, and this vegetation has a significant impact due to nitrogen provided by nature.

Benefit # 5: entomologists in Australia and other countries stressed that termite activity is essential in regulating soil processes such as water and nutrient distribution and maintenance. In carrying out this function, Termites contribute to biodiversity. Allow creatures like reptiles and frogs have a stable food supply.

So before you condemn these powerful creatures and send them to pesticides and other chemicals, think about what they are doing to balance the elements of nature and how they eat and feed on other organisms. We need healthy and lush vegetation. A growing number of people are turning to organic farming and all farmland instead of buying food developed in the supermarket. Thanks to the activity of termites, our land is capable of producing food.

If you find termites in your house, then by all means getting rid of him. They damage houses, but should not regard them as pests that should be banned completely the face of the earth!

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Craig Elliott is a freelance writer who writes about issues pertaining to home maintenance including Termite | Termite Control

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