| A Brand New Technology With Infrared Cameras | | | | This method is not foolproof as the termites cause |
| This new technology with Infrared Cameras and | | | | damage to the wood and when they are disturbed, |
| Termite identification is a great breakthrough, and | | | | they tend to move away thus making the following |
| although the patent is yet to be released, the pest | | | | treatment ineffective. This is the reason why those |
| control business is agog with excitement. In spite of the | | | | involved in the pest control business have been waiting |
| infrared cameras being in use for a while, ever since | | | | for something like the infrared cameras and termite |
| this invention came out, companies in the pest control | | | | identification to make their task easier. |
| business find that this is a legal way to determine | | | | Infrared Cameras Find Areas Of Heat |
| termite infestation and deal with the problem before it | | | | The detection of heat by infrared cameras enables |
| spreads and causes irreparable damage. | | | | the discovery of termite identification, and the termites |
| It is well known that termites gnaw their way into the | | | | themselves are breathing organisms so their bodies |
| wood and destroy it - this happens all over the world | | | | contain heat. There is never a single termite - they |
| except in certain climatic conditions. There are about | | | | move around in hundreds so the infrared camera is |
| 50 different species in the United States. An estimated | | | | able to spot them in a group because of the heat from |
| 11 billion dollars in 1999 has been the cost of the | | | | their bodies. A tube with a camera is penetrated into a |
| damage caused by termites in the United States. This | | | | particular area and the heat that comes out shows |
| was brought out by Dr. Na Yao Su who is a termite | | | | that there is a termite infestation. |
| scientist. | | | | Infrared cameras and termite identification have been |
| It is extremely difficult to find termite infestation as the | | | | a great breakthrough for all pest control experts and |
| visibility in the wood is only about 30%. It is also known | | | | the new and easier method to determine termite |
| that termites like to move around in dark, damp and | | | | infestation is something they welcome. Other methods |
| clammy places in the wood where they cannot be | | | | have proved to have disadvantages, and although the |
| observed. This requires a different approach in | | | | patent is still pending, the infrared cameras is the single |
| detecting them that entails tapping the wood at the | | | | most advantageous method of identifying termites and |
| same time listening for sounds. If a particular area is | | | | dealing with termite infestation before it gets out of |
| suspect, a screwdriver is used to penetrate the | | | | hand and causes irreparable damage to the wooden |
| surface of the wood to find live termites. | | | | structure. |