Termites Extermination

Termitesare a group ofeusocialinsectsthat, until recently, were classified at thetaxonomic rankoforderIsoptera(seetaxonomybelow), but are now accepted as theepifamilyTermitoidae, of the cockroach orderBlattodea. While termites are commonly known, especially inAustralia, as "white ants", they are only distantly related to the ants.

Like ants, and some bees and wasps—which are all placed in the separate order Hymenoptera—termites divide labor among castes, produce overlapping generations and take care of young collectively. Termites mostly feed on dead plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, soil, or animal dung, and about 10% of the estimated 4,000 species (about 2,600 taxonomically known) are economically significant as pests that can cause serious structural damage to buildings, crops or plantation forests. Termites are majordetritivores, particularly in the subtropical and tropical regions, and their recycling of wood and other plant matter is of considerable ecological importance.