After a long struggle, the campaign to uproot Britain's termite population has come to a close
One of the benefits of being an island is that it helps with keeping out pests. But as globalisation sends people and goods whizzing around the globe, the likelihood of an unwelcome arrival grows. Thetraced the Devon termites back to south-west France. Wine crates were the probable courier, says Ed Suttie of theSometimes, all that can be done with non-native pests is to accept that they will become endemic.
The exterminators were lucky, in several ways. Chillier weather than the termites were used to meant they hibernated for longer and reproduced more slowly. European termite species are in any case less destructive than those found in North America or Australia. And the Devon colony never reached the point of seeking to establish a new one—a developmental stage in which many of the insects grow wings and take flight. If that had happened, the infestation would have been impossible to contain.
Britain will probably be visited by termites again. Most of the country is too cold and damp for them to thrive—but as the Devon colony shows, not all. And sois teaching surveyors, architects and workers in the timber industry how to spot the signs before termites have a chance to settle in. Better to get rid of unwanted guests straight away than have to spend decades on another eviction.
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