
What is a Termite Swarm?
Each year when the weather starts to warm up around Mother’s Day, Formosan termites start to swarm. What is a termite swarm, you may ask? Swarms are how termites reproduce and find new colonies. They occur across the state, usually after a rain, to search for their next place to call home.
Swarms themselves are not dangerous and do not damage your home, however, they do indicate the presence of a nearby colony. If you see a termite swarm near your home, call The Bug Man and learn how to protect your home or business.
Termite Swarm Facts
How do you identify a termite swarm? A swarm will be numerous flying insects at night near lights, leaving behind dead insects and wings that have dropped off. No pest control is needed to clean up the remains, just sweep or vacuum them up.
Here are the top 5 termite swarm facts:
- Termite swarmers do not do damage to a home. They fly from their colony and pair with a mate to search for a suitable location to start a new colony.
- Swarmers can come from over a football field away. If you see swarmers, it does not mean they’ve come from a colony in your home, but it does mean they’re nearby. Protect your home today.
- Termites swarm at night and die within a few hours. If you miss the initial swarm, you can identify one if you see dead termites or wings in your office one morning.
- Termite swarmers are attracted to light. Avoid swarmers by turning off exterior lights and lights inside your home by a window. Move any firewood away from the home.
- Termites will swarm around even the most well-protected property—it’s a natural, environmental event! There is no spray to prevent or kill termite swarmers.
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How to identify termites?
Soldiers protect a colony and a worker eats the wood but the alates are the “swarmers” whose only job is to mate and reproduce.