{"id":2674,"date":"2014-10-22T03:00:58","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T08:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2014-10-21T16:25:45","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T21:25:45","slug":"what-happens-to-termite-colonies-in-the-winter-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/22\/what-happens-to-termite-colonies-in-the-winter-in-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens to Termite Colonies in the Winter in New Jersey?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-612\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/termite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-612\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/termite.jpg\" alt=\"The Termites\" width=\"150\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Termites<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many insects die or hibernate during the cold winter months, but the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/termite-control\/termite-identification.php#types\">Eastern subterranean termites<\/a> that plague Monmouth County, New Jersey homes and businesses\u00a0are a year-round problem, warn NJ pest control experts. If these wood-eating insects invade your home or business, they will be munching on your foundation 24\/7\/365!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Underground Protection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/termite-control\/index.php\">Subterranean termites<\/a> build their nests underground where colonies are unaffected by winter\u2019s frigid cold or summer\u2019s broiling heat. In the band of earth below the frost line and above the water table, the ground temperature in Monmouth County and Ocean County, New Jersey remains a comfortable 55 degrees year round. At this temperature termites can easily dig through the soil, tunneling through the ground to find new food sources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Voracious Appetite<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To keep their huge colonies fed, New Jersey termites never stop eating. A mature colony of 60,000 termites can consume one lineal foot of 2-by-4 wood every 120 days. Termite colonies that number in the hundreds of thousands can significantly increasing damage rates. Because termites do their feeding out of sight, significant damage can occur before their presence is discovered. If untreated by an experienced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/about-us\/index.php\">NJ pest control expert<\/a>, eventual structural collapse can occur.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winter Damage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the winter, termite activity in New Jersey homes and commercial buildings can actually increase. The structural timbers of heated basements provide an accessible food source when frost prevents termites from tunneling through the frozen ground to reach surface food sources such as wood piles and fallen trees.<\/p>\n<p>One in five New Jersey homes will suffer termite damage. Make sure yours isn\u2019t one of them; contact <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/termite-control\/termite-services.php\">Allison Pest Control\u2019s termite exterminators<\/a> for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/free-pest-inspection.php\">free pest inspection<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many insects die or hibernate during the cold winter months, but the Eastern subterranean termites that plague Monmouth County, New Jersey homes and businesses\u00a0are a year-round problem, warn NJ pest control experts. If these wood-eating insects invade your home or business, they will be munching on your foundation 24\/7\/365! 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