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Termites are often called white ants, but they are anything but ants. Ants are in fact more related to bees and wasps, whereas termites are more related to cockroaches. They are pale and white most of the time though, but this really depends on the species involved, as there are also black and brown termites.

The importance of termite identification is so that you can avoid further damage to your home, in the rare event that you suddenly encountered termites in your premises. Knowing what do termites look like goes a long … Continue Reading

Termites are infamous for causing a lot of damage to houses and buildings by eating out the woodwork in them, but did you know that termites are also beneficial to the environment and without them, we would be swamped with wood that would take ages to decay?

Termites seem to be important for circulation of nutrients and air in the soil, and this may also help with the growing of crops and trees which need certain conditions right in the soil in order to flourish. This seems to also apply to the functioning of forests, where trees die or … Continue Reading