There is a common misconception that a lot of insects, including termites, die in the winter time. Do termites die in the winter time? Some might, just as any other living thing may do if it’s caught out in the cold, but for the most part, no.
Think about what you do during the winter time. Bundle up to stay warm? Stay inside to stay warm? Insects obviously can’t put on clothes and bundle up to stay warm, but they can, and do, go inside to stay warm. Where inside? Inside of our homes! Why? For survival. They come inside to stay warm, to have babies, and to survive. Obviously, not all insects come inside when it gets cold outside. Rather than going indoors, some insects do go below ground and reemerge once it is warmer and safe to do so.
Termites, at least the Eastern Subterranean Termites, form dirt tubes and tunnels throughout homes. They use these tunnels as highways, travelling from one part of the home to the next, and also from the home to the ground, and vice versa. It is true that termites work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year…for the most part. When it gets really cold out (below freezing), termites will travel down through their tunnels, into the ground, and down below the frost line. As soon as the temps warm back up, termites will use the tunnels to get back into the home, and will immediately get back to work.
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