As if the love bugs weren’t enough. There’s something a lot more destructive than bugs splattering across car windshields: termites.
The winged insects cause an estimated $5 billion damage each year in the United States, and Florida’s warm and humid weather makes the state a prime breeding ground.
“The warmer and wetter the climate, the more termites we see,” said Jim Fredericks, director of technical services for the National Pest Management Association in Fairfax, Va. The International Residential Code has a termite infestation probability map and Florida falls into the very heavy area.