You may be surprised to know just how much damage termites can do. But you have to bear in mind that while a single termite might be only eight millimetres (a third of an inch) in length, a colony or nest can hold between several hundred and several million termites.
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In the late summer of 1999, there was an epidemic of encephalitis and meningitis in New York. To begin with, all the sufferers came from an eight square kilometer area centered on Queens and the Bronx.
Arbovirus Encephalitis In New York In 1999
The question of which is the best termite treatment? is a tricky one to resolve, because the reply relies partly on your point of view on the widespread use of chemicals. The debate on the usage of chemical pesticides has been going on since the Second World War and even before.