Termites are found in every state in the United States except Alaska.

Termites feed on cellulose, which can be found in high moisture wood.

Americans spend more than $5 billion every year treating for termites and repairing the damage they cause.

Termite infestations can go undetected for years, hidden behind walls, floor coverings, or insulation. Termite feeding and damage can even progress undetected in wood you can see because the outer surface is usually left intact.

No, termite damage is not covered by most homeowners’ insurance policies.

Signs of a termite infestation include wood damage such as small holes, crumbling drywall, sagging doors, swarms of termites (usually in the spring and fall)), and piles of discarded wings.

There are around 45 different varieties found throughout the United States. Here are seven common varieties of subterranean termites: Eastern subterranean, Formosan subterranean (not native to the US), dark southeastern subterranean, Light Southeastern, Western subterranean, Arid land and Desert subterranean. There are three more common Drywood termites: they are Southeastern drywood, West Indian drywood termite, Western drywood termite, also known as desert drywood termite.

Drywood termites can infest structural timbers in buildings, furniture, flooring, doors and door frames, window trim, wooden picture frames, and other isolated pieces of wood.

Approximately 400 species of Drywood termites are known globally, but only a few species are important in the United States.

Formosan Subterranean termites are known as the ‘Super termite’ due to their large colonies, ability to consume wood quickly, and displacement of native termite populations.

Western Subterranean termites are the most common and widely distributed termites in the western half of North America, from British Columbia in Canada to western Mexico and east to Idaho and Nevada.