Termite found through out the world. Termites are small, fragile, soft-bodied, social insects, which range in colour from dull white, pale while to rust or dark brown and about 2 mm. to 15 mm. in length ( without wings ).
The termite are popularly called white ants . termites are of great economic importance as they cause millions of rupees worth of damage. They chew and destroy woodwork and clothing in our homes, attack furniture, destroy all sorts of crops and trees in fields, or chards and forests, books and pictures in libraries, military stores, and even eat through lead sheathings of electric cables and cause short-circuiting. Their mounds and tunnels cause problems in the constructions of runways for air fields.
Pre-construction anti termite treatment
Treatment should start when foundation trenches and pits are ready to take mass concrete in foundations.
Treatment of column pits, wall trenches and basement excavations.
The bottom surface and the sides of the excavations made for column pits, wall trenches and basements shall.
Treatment of top surface of plinth filling.
Treatment at junctions of the wall and the floor.
Treatment of soil along external perimeter of building.
Anti termite treatment improves quality, durability and ensures longevity and value of the buildings.
Post- construction Anti termite treatment
Generally white ants have access to the wooden members of a structure through the foundations and walls.
Wooden members of the structures to render them resistant to termite attack or eliminate existing infestations.
Drilling of the foundation wall is done to stop & prevent the movement of termites from the ground. Holes are drilled along the junction of the floor and the wall at approx. 12 inches interval. The insecticide is then poured into these holes and they are covered with cement. The woodwork in contact with the masonry in premises is particularly susceptible to termite infestation such as doors, window frames wooden cupboard, etc.