Termites
Types of Use
Killed to prevent them from damaging structures.
Species Impacted
Members of the order Isoptera.
Total Animals Impacted
At least 130B to 3.4T deaths caused by treatments (speculative estimate).
Key Welfare Considerations
Termites are typically killed through intentionally slow acting insecticides. The method works by some insects walking through insecticides, and carrying the poison back to the bulk of the colony. These may make insecticides especially painful.
Termites are one of few eusocial insects outside the order Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, and ants). Eusociality involves a high degree of social order, including divisions of labor.
Organizations
None currently known