by John Bozarjian | Aug 2, 2020 | Blog, Termites
Every year in the US, subterranean termites inflict structural damage to homes and buildings that cost property owners several billion dollars to repair. The most destructive termite species in the country is commonly known as the eastern subterranean termite...
by John Bozarjian | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog, Termites
Up until a few years ago, termites were the only organisms belonging to the insect order Isoptera, but this changed after phylogenetic research studies revealed that termites actually descended from ancient wood-eating cockroaches. As a result of this finding,...
by John Bozarjian | Jul 14, 2020 | Blog, Termites
Reticulitermes flavipes is the most destructive and commonly controlled termite pest in the United States, and this species’ underground colonies are prevalent beneath residential and commercial properties in and around Boston. R. flavipes is commonly known as the...
by John Bozarjian | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog, Termites
Many property owners are deeply fearful of termites, which is understandable considering that termite pests inflict more than five billion dollars in structural damages annually in the US alone. Subterranean termite pests are responsible for more than 80 percent of...
by John Bozarjian | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog, Termites
Given the high number of insect pests that are known to invade homes, it’s hard to believe that they account for a very small minority of all known animal species. According to Dawn Gouge, a public health entomologist at the University of Arizona, only five percent of...
by John Bozarjian | May 21, 2020 | Blog, Termites
Most subterranean termite species that are pests of structural wood in the US belong to the Reticulitermes genus. Termite pest species in this genus include western subterranean termites (Reticulitermes hesperus) found in the western coastal states, arid-land...