In fact, however, less than half of the termite control dollar is spent on chemical treatment. The rest is spent on inspection, breaking wood to soil contact, and renovations. Termite prevention should be taken into consideration in architectural design, construction, landscape design, and maintenance. There are many groups in the private sector who could be doing more to promote their own business by understanding termites and by communicating with other groups who are engaged in termite control. It is hoped that the Urban Entomology Program can act as a networking link between these various groups at the association level as indicated in the diagram.
Eradication means the total elimination of a pest from a given area.
With introduced pests this is highly desirable, but rarely achieved. This global homogenization of the environment with pests is creating a cosmopolitan fauna vulgaris . Its an ecological disaster of planetary proportions. Conservationists agree that in addition to preventing extinction we should also preserve the native regional composition of the fauna. Introduced species disrupt the native ecological balance.