They may be small, they may have small mouths but they work 24/7/365 – termites

         

So here are 10 interesting facts you might not have known about termites:

1. Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music.
2. Although many people think termites resemble ants, they’re more closely related to cockroaches.
3. Termites have the biggest nests.
4. The largest termite in the world, the African species Macrotermes bellicosus, reaches a length of 5 inches. WOW glad they’re not here!
5. Did you know that ProBest often works with manufacturers on the testing of new termiticide products, currently still in testing are 16 sites in North Phoenix testing the new Termidor HE Copack
6. Termites don’t eat plastic or concrete, but if there is a crack in the concrete or a hole in the plastic then they can enter the home of business.
7. Termites can create small pin-like holes in the swimming pool liners; I have personally seen this on one occasion.
8. There about 2,500 kinds of termites living all around the world. With only 50 being found in the US.   
9. Termites have been around since the time of the dinosaurs
10. This last one was fascinating – Research conducted in southwestern deserts and desert grasslands by New Mexico State University’s Walt Whitford estimates that without the action of termites, cow pies would smother the land, covering 20 percent of the surface in 50 years.