“New Orleans has possibly the worst Formosan termite population in the world,” Martin said.
NEW ORLEANS – The swarm has arrived. There are millions of six-legged, winged residents whom we all wish we could keep their social distance.
Subterranean Formosan termites swarmed the New Orleans area Tuesday night, under the glow of streetlights and lighted porches across town.
The Slidell police even posted on their Facebook page that the bugs are “being searched for multiple cases of home invasion”.
And they keep the phones at Terminix, where Joe Martin works as an entomologist.
“New Orleans has possibly the worst Formosan termite population in the world,” Martin said.
He said a swarming colony means the colony is five or seven years old. The insects we see are young kings and queens who want to start a new colony.
You don’t necessarily want to eat your home, at least not right away. At this time of year they want to move in.
“So we’ll all see termites swarming, that’s normal. Are we going to see a few in our house? Yes, that’s normal. They’ll get into our house in very small cracks and crevices. When we start When you have hundreds in your house.” See, it’s probably time to call someone to have a look, “said Martin.
This suspect is wanted for multiple cases of home invasion in the Slidell area. Has anyone seen this guy?
But he and other experts recommend turning on the porch lights and letting the crush do their thing. That way, you can take a walk around the slab of your house and look for places where the termites may be moving in or are already living.
“We want to protect our homes. And when we’re all home now, this is a great opportunity to say, ‘Hey, I’m sitting on the porch swarming the termites. Let me take a walk around my house. Let’s try this one Find termites, “said Martin. “Things like a constant leak. Things like firewood stacked against your house with maybe a bit of moisture, mulch stacked.”
Experts said we will see more swarms in the coming weeks, often after good rain. Some believe it’s because they prefer to mate in wet conditions.
The Formosans are so aggressive that they have been called “Supertermites”. A mature colony can eat 13 ounces of wood in a day, which is fast enough to eat a house in about three months.
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