Imajin yu fayn fayn os, di wud fɔnicha we yu dɔn mek wit lɔv... Yu go biliv if a tɛl yu se ɛnimi de we nɔ de tɔk natin we de pwɛl am sikrit wan? Yɛs, wi de tɔk bɔt tɛmti. Dɛn na wan klas ɔf insɛkt dɛn we kin it di wud frɔm insay we wi nɔ si am, ɛn dɛn kin pwɛl bɔku tin dɛn fɔ lɔng tɛm. So tide, lɛ wi lan ɔltin bɔt dɛn ɛnimi dɛn ya we nɔ de tɔk natin we dɛn kɔl tɛmti.
Udat na dɛn tɛmti ya?
Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, tɛmti na wan kayn insɛkt we kɔmɔt ɔnda grɔn ɛn it wud. Dɛn de liv na wan big sosayti we ɔganayz. Dis sosayti, ɔ tɛmti kɔloni, gɛt bɔku difrɛn kayn tɛmti.
- Worker termites: Dɛn wan ya bɔku pas ɔl na di kɔloni. Dɛn gɛt krim kɔlɔ ɛn dɛn nɔ gɛt yay. Na dɛn de luk fɔ it, bil tanɛl, ɛn kia fɔ di yɔŋ wan dɛn fɔ di wan ol kɔloni.
- Sɔja tɛmti: Dɛn gɛt big ed ɛn strɔng jaw. Dɛn wangren wok na fɔ mek shɔ se di wokman tɛmti ɛn di wan ol kɔloni sef.
- Kiŋ ɛn Kwin: Na dɛn wan ya de rul di kɔloni ɛn le eg ɛn mɛn pikin dɛn . Fɔs, dɛn kin gɛt wing, bɔt dɛn wan ya kin fɔdɔm afta dɛn dɔn mek nyu kɔloni.
I pas 2,500 kayn tɛmti dɛn ɔlsay na di wɔl. Dɛn kin sheb dɛn to sɔm men grup dɛn bay di say we dɛn de.Sɔm de liv na dray wud, ɛn ɔda wan dɛn de liv na wet wud. Bɔt di kayn tɛmti we kin pwɛl wi os pas ɔl na di wan dɛn we kin kɔmɔt ɔnda grɔn.
Wetin na di rizin dɛn we mek tɛmti kin kam na os?
Tɛmyt nɔ kin jɔs kam insay os fɔ natin. Bɔku patikyula rizin dɛn de we mek dɛn kin kam.
Wan masta sabi bukman we sabi bɔt aw fɔ kɔntrol di peshɛnt dɛn bin tɔk se
di men tin we kin mek di tɛmti dɛn kam na di bɔdi na wet. If yu os nɔ de dray fayn, if say dɛn de usay wata de gɛda, if mɔstɔ de go ɔp along di fawndeshɔn, dat na inviteshɔn fɔ tɛmti. Di nɛks tin na fɔ mek dɛn gɛt we fɔ go insay yu os.
Yu tink se wud shed de we ledɔm pan di wɔl na di os? Yu tink se wud fɛns de we dɛn kɔnɛkt to di fawndeshɔn fɔ di os? Dɛn kin go insay di os dairekt wan tru wan wud lɛk dis.
Apat frɔm dat, tɛmti kin go insay yu os tru ivin di smɔl smɔl krak krak dɛn we de na kɔnkrit, wata paip, ɔ
ilɛktrik waya. Chek fɔ si if yu os de pan denja:
- If dɛn nɔ bin dɔn trit yu os fɔ tɛmti bifo, ɔ if i dɔn te.
- If tin dɛn lɛk dɔti, faya wud, ɔ fɛtilayza we dɛn stɔp na wud pat na di os.
- If wata lik frɔm di ruf, if wata de kɔmɔt na di AC, if paip dɔn bɔs ɛn di wud dɔn wet.
- If wata de gɛda ɔltɛm rawnd di fawndeshɔn fɔ di os.
Aw yu go no if tɛmti de na yu os?
Dis na di pat we at pas ɔl. Na bikɔs tɛmti kin it wud frɔm insay to do. So pan ɔl we di wud kin luk fayn we yu luk am na do, i kin rɔtin insay. Bikɔs i kin tek lɛk 3 to 8 ia so fɔ mek siriɔs damej apin, bɔku tɛm i kin tu let bay di tɛm we wi no. Bɔt sɔm sayn dɛn de we yu kin luk fɔ.
| Sayn | Diskripshɔn ɛn pɔynt dɛn fɔ pe atɛnshɔn to |
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| Mud Tub dɛn | Tɛmyt nɔ kin go na do. Dis na tanɛl dɛn we dɛn kin mek wit dɔti, wud dɔst, ɛn dɛn saliva fɔ travul frɔm grɔn to di wud. Luk fɔ dɛn tin ya na say dɛn lɛk fawndeshɔn wɔl, fɛns, krak krak na wɔl, ɛn ples fɔ kray. |
| Di dɔti we de kɔmɔt na di tɛmti (Frass) . | Dɛn tin ya kin tan lɛk wud dɔst, bɔt fɔ tru, na tɛmti dɔti. Dɛn kin bi smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we tan lɛk pepa. Luk fɔ dɛn insay grup nia winda sil, domɔt, ɛn wud baysbɔd. |
| Damej to wud | We yu nak wud, yu tink se yu kin mek sawnd we gɛt ol?- Yu wud flo de fil se yu dɔn swel ɛn yu de sag?
- Yu tink se di domɔt ɛn winda frem dɛn de sag ɛn i nɔ izi fɔ lɔk fayn?
- I tan lɛk se pent de bɔbul pan wud wɔl?
Dɛn tin ya kin bi sayn dɛn we de sho se tɛmti de it frɔm insay. |
| Tɛmyt dɛn we de flay (Swarmers/Alates) . | Sɔm tɛm dɛn insay di ia, tɛmti dɛn we gɛt wing kin kɔmɔt fɔ mek nyu kɔloni dɛn. Dɛn kin kɔl dɛn bak "ant." If yu si dɛn insay yu os, dat min se dɛn dɔn bigin fɔ bil nyu kɔloni insay ɔ ɔnda yu os. |
| Wing dɛn we dɔn brok | Dɛn tɛmti ya we de flay kin shed dɛn wing afta dɛn dɔn fɛn nyu ples. If yu si bɔku wing dɛn we gɛt di sem saiz de ledɔm nia di winda ɛn domɔt dɛn na yu os, dat na ɔda klia sayn fɔ se tɛmti de de. |
Yu tink se tɛmti de ambɔg mɔtalman?
Bɔku pipul dɛn kin fred fɔ gɛt tɛmti ɛn if dɛn go bit ɔ spre sik.
Di gud nyus na dat, tɛmti nɔ de bit ɔ spre sik to mɔtalman. Bɔt dɛn kin mek pɔsin gɛt
wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm we nɔ kin apin to pɔsin. 1.
Alɛji: Dɛn kin kɔmɔt na di dɔst we de kɔmɔt na di wud we di tɛmti dɔn it, ɛn di dɔst we de na di saliva ɛn di fes we di tɛmti gɛt, kin kɔmɔt na di briz. Pipul dɛn we
gɛt sɛnsitiv kin gɛt alɛji lɛk asma, ayv, ɛn skin rɔsh we dɛn de blo. Mold na tin bak we kin mek pɔsin gɛt sik dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de blo ɛn alɛji.
Aw fɔ kɔntrol tɛmti?
Yu nɔ go ebul fɔ sɔlv dis prɔblɛm bay we yu kil sɔm tɛmti. Na bikɔs dɛn kɔloni dɛn de ɔnda grɔn. So, di bɛst sɔlv fɔ dis na
fɔ aks fɔ ɛp frɔm wan savis we gɛt ɛkspiriɛns fɔ kɔntrol peshɛnt. Bɔku prɔfɛshɔnal we dɛn de:
- Di we aw fɔ trit di grɔn: Dɛn kin put wan kemikal we dɛn kɔl tɛmti kil insay di grɔn we de rawnd di fawndeshɔn fɔ di os. dis de kil di tεm we de naw εn i de mek nyu tεm dεm nכ de kam insay fכ lεk 5-8 ia.
- Bet Steshɔn: Dɛn kin put smɔl smɔl tiub dɛn we gɛt bet na grɔn rawnd di os. Tɛmyt dɛn kin atrak di bet, it am, ɛn kɛr am go bak na di kɔloni. Dɔn di kemikal we de insay di bet de wok fɔ kil di wan ol kɔloni.
- Haus Tenting/Fumigation: Dis na big wok smɔl. Dɛn kɔba di wan ol os wit wan big tɛnt ɛn dɛn ful-ɔp wan pɔyzin gas (sulfuryl fluoride) insay. Dis kin kil di tɛmti dɛn we de na ɛni say na di os.
- Wɔnin:Dis gas kin rili bad fɔ mɔtalman ɛn animal dɛn. So, yu fɔ kɔmɔt na os kpatakpata we yu de du dis tritmɛnt. Fɔ fala di instrɔkshɔn dɛn we di pɔblisha dɛn we gɛt fɔ du wit di wok dɔn gi. If yu gɛt dis gas ɛni we, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm. If nid de, yu kin kɔl bak di Nashɔnal Pɔyzin Infɔmeshɔn Sɛnta na di Kɔlɔmbɔ Nashɔnal Ospital fɔ gɛt advays.
Tin dɛn de we yu kin du na os?
Yɛs, sɔm natura l mɛrɛsin dɛn de. Bɔt mɛmba se dɛn tin ya kin jɔs drɛb tɛmti ɔ kɔntrol smɔl nɔmba.
Dɛn nɔ go du fɔ pwɛl wan big kɔloni.- Borate: Na natura kompound we dem mek wit di element boron. Dɛn kin put dɛn tin ya pan wud ɔ grɔn fɔ drɛb tɛmti.
- Nim Ɔyl: Dis na natura insektisayd. If yu sprɛy am pan wud, i go ɛp fɔ mek tɛmti nɔ go insay.
- Vinega: If yu sprɛy vinega ɛn lɛmon jus we yu miks pan wud, dat kin mek yu nɔ gɛt tɛmti.
If yu wan protɛkt yu os frɔm tɛmti...
I bɛtɛ fɔ mek tɛmti nɔ kam pas fɔ sɔfa afta dɛn dɔn kam. Na sɔm simpul advays dɛn fɔ dat.
- Mek shɔ se wata nɔ de stɔp rawnd yu os. Fiks wata paip ɛn tap dɛn we dɔn brok wantɛm wantɛm.
- Sial ɛni krak ɛn gap we de na di fawndeshɔn wit simen.
- Nɔ ɛva kip faya wud, tik, ɔ ol wud fɔnicha na di wɔl na yu os. Kip am at le 20 fit away frɔm yu os.
- Kɔt ɛn pul branch dɛn pan tik dɛn we de tɔch di os.
- Kip di ɔpgarɛt ɛn bɛsin/krawl spɛs na yu os fayn fayn wan.
- I rili fayn fɔ mek wan peshɛnt kɔntrol savis inspɛkt yu os wan tɛm insay di ia.
Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os
- Tɛmyt na insɛkt dɛn we de pwɛl os dɛn kwayɛt wan. Bay di tɛm we dɛn notis di damej, i kin dɔn tu let.
- Mɔstɔ na di os ɛn wud bim dɛn we de ledɔm pan di os na di men rizin dɛn we mek tɛmti de kam insay.
- If yu si dɔti, wud dɔst, tɛmti we de flay, ɛn dɛn wing na yu os, dɛn tin ya na sayn dɛn we de sho se tɛmti de de.
- Ivin if tɛmti nɔ de bit, di dɔst we dɛn de pul kin mek yu gɛt alɛji. If yu gɛt dɛn sayn ya, go to dɔktɔ.
- Di bɛst ɛn pɔrmanent sɔlvishɔn fɔ kɔntrol tɛmti na fɔ aks fɔ ɛp frɔm wan ɛkspiriɛns peshɛnt kɔntrol savis.
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