{"id":2475,"date":"2014-06-16T03:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-16T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=2475"},"modified":"2014-06-09T08:58:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T13:58:00","slug":"interesting-facts-about-termites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/16\/interesting-facts-about-termites\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Facts About Termites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-543\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Allison-Eastern-subterranean-termite1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-543\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Allison-Eastern-subterranean-termite1.jpg\" alt=\"Termite Control\" width=\"200\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Termite Control<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/termite-control\/termite-identification.php\">Termites<\/a> are like a stealth wood shredder. These tiny insects attack your home from their underground nests, gnawing into soft, wet, damaged wood before chewing into healthy wood. A termite colony of 60,000 insects can munch through one lineal foot of pine 2&#215;4 every 120 days. But termite colonies can include hundreds of thousands to millions of hungry insects, causing considerable damage in a relatively short time. And since these insects never sleep, they\u2019re crunching away at your foundation timbers 24\/7 while you sleep blissfully unaware of the attack on your home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\"><strong style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">Eco Helpers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">Termites are beneficial insects in nature. They process downed trees, keeping the forests tidy. Unfortunately, termites can\u2019t differentiate between dead trees and construction lumber which makes them a serious pest threat for Monmouth County, NJ home owners. In Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/termite-control\/index.php\">termites damage 1 in 5 houses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\"><strong style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">Interesting Termite Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">Despite their destructive behavior, termites are fascinating insects.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">\n<li style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">Termite queens produce eggs constantly. Some species lay 40,000 eggs each day.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">One of Earth\u2019s oldest insects, termites have been scavenging the planet since the dinosaur era more than 200 million years ago.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">Termites are related to cockroaches.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">Termite queens far outsize the workers that tend them. Queens can be several inches long, as big around as a pencil and live for decades.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">Containing more protein than beef, termites are considered a culinary treat in some countries. Africans like their termites fried. South Americans prefer theirs barbecued.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #3a3a3c;\">Exterminating these fascinating but destructive pests requires the services of an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/about-us\/index.php\">experienced termite exterminator<\/a>. If you\u2019re concerned about termites damaging your home, call <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/termite-control\/termite-services.php\">Allison Pest Control\u2019s licensed termite exterminator experts<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Termites are like a stealth wood shredder. These tiny insects attack your home from their underground nests, gnawing into soft, wet, damaged wood before chewing into healthy wood. 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