Termites spend the majority of their time underground, away from the reach of humans. They can dwell in wooden constructions, such as your house, or in the ground. Termites may cause a lot of damage to your house before you even see them coming out of the walls. Termite swarms are only easily apparent when they are reproducing. One of the only signs that termites are in your area is the presence of a termite swarm.

These colonies of termites are only visible in warmer or hot seasons. These swarms can occur year-round in warm climates, so be on the lookout all year long. Termites emerge from their colonies to reproduce and then establish new termite nests in the open ground. Termite breeders may imagine it’s spring or summer if they find a swarm in an area of your house that’s been well-heated all winter. The cold swiftly kills the colony’s breeding members, but not the rest of it.

It’s possible you’ve noticed a termite swarm breeding in or around your home. If the termite colony is located far enough away from your house, do you have to be concerned about it? No. In fact, now is the perfect time to begin fretting. A subterranean termite colony can be thousands of miles from the nearest surface. Though blind, termite scouts can detect cellulose and other foods like paper, wood, and even gardening mulch in the soil, which they use as a source of energy. Scouts are sent out to find food, and if they do, they bring back enough for the rest of the colony. Scouts leave a smell trail that other workers can follow to get back to the source of the food they’ve just gathered from.