by John Bozarjian | Oct 13, 2020 | Blog, Termites
Eastern subterranean termites inhabit colonies located beneath the ground surface where workers travel any distance necessary in order to locate food sources. After locating a food source that is substantial enough to provide sustenance to an entire colony, a worker...
by John Bozarjian | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog, Termites
Up until a few years ago, termites were the only organisms belonging to the insect order Isoptera, but this changed after phylogenetic research studies revealed that termites actually descended from ancient wood-eating cockroaches. As a result of this finding,...
by John Bozarjian | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog, Termites
Termites are the most destructive structural pests in the world, and they inflict around five billion dollars in damage to homes and buildings annually in the United States alone. More than 3,000 termite species have been documented worldwide, the vast majority of...
by John Bozarjian | Jun 13, 2019 | Blog, Termites
Since the eastern United States was the first area of the country colonized by European settlers this region contains the oldest houses in the country, many of which were not constructed to minimize the threat of termite infestation. For example, many homes in the...
by John Bozarjian | May 9, 2019 | Blog, Termites
Most states within the US are home to multiple termite species, but luckily for Massachusetts residents, the eastern subterranean termite is the only termite species documented within the state. Although eastern subterranean termites are the most economically costly...
