Besides surviving adults, what else does the follow-up treatment aim to eliminate?

Besides surviving adults, what else does the follow-up treatment aim to eliminate?

• A. Old nests
• B. Dormant termites
• C. Recently hatched eggs
• D. Birds

Answer: (C)

After the first treatment, surviving termites can still lay eggs that hatch later. The follow-up treatment focuses on the next generation by eliminating recently hatched eggs, preventing the colony from reestablishing. Eggs that hatch into workers can quickly form a new, active population behind walls, so targeting those newly hatched termites stops reinfestation. Old nests have already been dealt with or require different actions, and dormant termites aren’t the immediate concern for the follow-up since eggs are the source of future activity.

After the first treatment, surviving termites can still lay eggs that hatch later. The follow-up treatment focuses on the next generation by eliminating recently hatched eggs, preventing the colony from reestablishing. Eggs that hatch into workers can quickly form a new, active population behind walls, so targeting those newly hatched termites stops reinfestation. Old nests have already been dealt with or require different actions, and dormant termites aren’t the immediate concern for the follow-up since eggs are the source of future activity.