Grow it Green: Carpenter ants, termites
Grow it Green: Carpenter ants, termites
60’S DESPITE CLOUDS. LET’S HEAD TO "GROW IT GREEN." RAY: WELCOME TO "GROW IT GREEN. " THIS LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL BEAM, UNTIL YOU SEE SOMETHING MISSING FROM INSIDE. YOUR TO EXPLAIN WHAT CAUSED THIS AND MAYBE ANOTHER TEST AS WELL, RACHEL MACCINI, FROM UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. WHAT ARE WE DEALING WITH YOUR? RACHEL: THIS WAS INFESTED WITH CARPENTER ANTS. THIS IS WHAT WE WERE FINDING. I HAVE THE OWNER GO BACK AND THEN GO BACK AGAIN, AND IF THEY SAW THIS WE KNOW THERE WAS A CARPENTER ISSUE. RAY: AND IT WAS ACTIVE AS WELL. RACHEL: THIS TIME OF YEAR A LOT OF PEOPLE CALLED EDUCATION CENTER BECAUSE THERE ARE SWARMS OF INSECTS IN THE HOME. HOPEFULLY TODAY YOU WILL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TWO DIFFERENCES. CARPENTER ANTS PRIMARILY THEY HAVE ELBOWED ANTENNAS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ANTENNA CLOSE UP, THEY HAVE AN ABORTION. THEY HAVE A CONSTRICTED WAWAIST. THEIR WINGS UNDER SIMILAR. FRONG WINGS ARE LARGER THAN THE HIND WINGS. TERMITES LOOK LIKE CHAINS OF PEARLS. THE BODY IS VERY BROAD. THEY DON’T HAVE CONSTRICTION COME AND THE WINGS OF THE SAME SIZE AND SHAPE. RAY:WE SHOULD TO THIS THEME AS WELL. MOST OF THESE ARE LITTLE HOLES. RACHEL: YOU MAY SEE SOME HOLES HERE. IF YOU VACUUM THE SEVEN YOU GO BACK TO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE AN ACTIVE COLONY THERE. WITH TERMITES, THEY ARE A LITTLE MORE SUBDUED. MAYBE INSIDE YOUR HOME -- IF YOU DO HAVE AN ISSUE, YOU WILL SEE THOSE TWO. THEY ARE VERY PRONE TO DESICCATION. THEY CREATE HIGHWAYS OR TRAVEL TUBES TO STAY MOIST. RAY: WHEN IT COMES TO THE GOVERNOR A -- CARPENTER ANYTS, THEY ARE NOT ONLY INGESTING WOOD. RACHEL: NO, THEY ARE EXCAVATING. RAY: ONE THING WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO IS HOW TO TREAT THIS, WHAT YOU SAY DON’T DO THIS YOURSELF. RACHEL: I WOULD DEFTLY RECOMMEND CONSULTING WITH A PESTICIDE CONTROL OPERATOR. RAY: GO DOWN TO YOUR BASEM
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Grow it Green: Carpenter ants, termites
Learn how to spot carpenter ants and termites that could be damaging your home.
Learn how to spot carpenter ants and termites that could be damaging your home.
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