Owing to their wood eating habits, many termite’s species can do great damage to unprotected buildings and other wooden structures. Their habit of remaining concealed often results in their presence being undetected until the timbers are severely damaged, leaving a thin layer of a wall that protects them from the environment.aption here

Wood has been historically used as a construction material and these buildings have lasted a long time. Wood was naturally durable because it came from old͛, slow growing trees with high heart wood content.