What Is Termite Infestation?
Termite infestation is the infiltration of a termite colony which typically results in damage to the infested structure, whether it be a building, garden, or crop. A social insect, the termite is closely related to both the mantis and the cockroach, and will follow the rest of its colony, which can number in the millions, to a location that has an abundance of food. Termites feed on such materials as wood, dead plant matter, soil or manure. Asia and Africa in particular have been vulnerable to major crop devastation caused by termite infestation. However, termite infestation can ironically also provide improvements in a crop’s water infiltration process, as the tunnels burrowed by worker termites better enable rainwater to saturate into the soil, and also help prevent soil erosion.
