Termites live in colonies deep underground.
Workers, which can number between 300,000 and one Million per colony, constantly seek cellulose from wood to feed the rest of the colony. They forage randomly and are very persistent once they find a food source, which is, many times, your home. Termites do more damage to homes in the US per year than all the fires, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined. They are hidden invaders and do their destruction work from the inside out. Many times home owners do not know they have termites until something structural gives way.