The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-29
ANTS
MOST ACTIVE
AT THIS TIME
Worker Insects Now En-
gagged in Seeking Fresh
Feeding Spots.

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Indiana and throughout the Middle
West are in greater danger of ter
mite attack at this season Of the
year than at any other time.
The swarming termites, or winged
reproductives, have for several weeks
been engaged in seeking locations
for new colonies. Any unprotected
wood in their path is subject to at
tack. Once a new colony is estab-
llshed the termiteS multiply very
rapidly, and as the worker termites,
the ones that do the damage, work
"A hours a Gay, serious destruction
Of property can result in a short
period time.
The insidious feature of termite
damage is that it is always hidden
inside the wood, and usually is not
discovered until after serious dam
age has been done. The worker
termite never shows itself, and
never eats through to the surface.
For this reason termite damage is
difficult for the layman to discover.
A termite -infested timber may look
perfectly sound on the outside and
still be only a mere shell.
Cause Heavy Loss
The subterranean termites which
are found in this section of the
country are responsible for the
greater part of the annual $50
100000 destruction of property which
termites cause.
These terniteS live in the earth,
and feed upon wood placed in or on
the ground. They will even at
tack wood placed away from the
ground by building tubes, or tun-
nels, with the skill and precision of
an engineer, around pipes, cement
or stone foundations, to get at the
wood.
The termite is no respecter of per-
sons or property, but will tunnel its
way into the finest homes. In this
connection termite authorities point
out that because the habits and &C
tivities of termiteS have been so
little understood, man has greatly
facilitated the increase and spread
of this destructive w~ood-eating in
sect by placing his houses, barns and
other structures in direct contact
with the earth, by putting poles and
fnnR0 nncfC in cNi1 n1rnoGy S,,%ak
tied by termites, and by grouping
large numbers of houses and other
wooden structures in towns and
cities.
The use of untreated lumber in
building has also been a great en-
couragement to the spread of the
termite.
The Termite Investigation Com
mittee, composed of recognized ALL
thorities on the subject, has for sew
eral years been making a thorough
study of the problem with a view
to checking the constantly increaS-
ing destruction and spread of the
teTmite.
Olby ITOuuCb OSeu
This committee has recommended,
for the most complete protection
against termite damage, the use of
wood impregnated with coal tar
creosote by pressure treatment &C.
cording to standard specifications.
Chemists of the Reilly Tar and
Chemical Corp, whose laboratories
and executive offices are located in
indianapolis, have been co-operat-
ing with the committee, and have
carried on extensive research along
the line of termite control and wood
preservation. The result of their
research has been the development
of Reilly Transparent Penetrating
Creosote, a highly refined, blended
coal tar ~creoSote oil from which
have been extracted the substances
which impart color and odor to the
oil, also those which impede pene-
tration into the wood.
This product. according TO Reilly
chemists, retains all the toXicity of
crude oil. and eliminates all the OBJ
jectionable features such as color,
oiliness, and the difficulty of color
painting wood treated with it.
Protection Assured
The studies of the Termite In
vestigation Committee have proven
that Reilly Transparent Penetrat-
ing Creosote offers complete pro-
lection against termites. Not only
does it completely eradicate ter
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