Termite Control Services in Malaysia

Termites are pale in colour and thus commonly referred to as “white ants”. They resemble ants but do not have a narrow “wrist” like them. They are social insects like bees and ants and live in colonies either in the ground or in wood.

In Singapore, the three main types are:

1) Dampwood Termites
2) Drywood Termites
3) Subterranean Termites

Of these above, subterranean termites account for about 90% of termite activities in Singapore and throughout Malaysia, including areas like termite control in Johor Bahru. Strictly speaking, termites have an important role to play in our ecosystem by breaking down fallen trees into nutrients for other living plants.

They are greatly feared due to the extensive damage they cause to our properties as they feed on cellulose found in wood and wood by-products as well as "exploratory feeding" to PVC casings and electrical copper wiring. In most instances, the damage is not detected until it is too late, causing costly repairs, annoyance, and stress. Early intervention with pest control services for termites can prevent extensive structural damage.

Subterranean termites are social insects and live in family groups called colonies. These social insects work similar to a caste system which comprises the king and queen termites, worker termites, soldier termites, and reproductive alates living in colonies below the soil. Professional termite control services are essential to eliminate these complex colony structures effectively.

Alate – primary reproductive – dark coloured, functional eyes soon become king and queen.

Secondary reproductive- replacing king and queen if they die.

Worker – responsible for all labor work, blind, functional sterile, care for the young, repair nest, build tunnels, locate food, feed and groom other caste, white in colour and very hard mouthparts.

Soldier – defender of the colony against ants and foreign termite, blind with enlarge hard brown head adapted for fighting. Head with large mandible / jaw used to puncture and slice enemies, big jaws prevent them from feeding themselves, depend on workers for food.