Subterranean termite colony found under two bungalows in 1994 is declared terminated after ‘amazing cooperation’ of homeowners
The two infested bungalows in Saunton, north Devon, were banned from making any home improvements while the Termite Eradication Programme lasted.The two infested bungalows in Saunton, north Devon, were banned from making any home improvements while the Termite Eradication Programme lasted.Last modified on Tue 21 Dec 2021 19.54 GMTcalled pest control to report that a mysterious “white ant” had chomped through her conservatory.
A final field inspection in May found no signs of termites in a zone 100 metres long and 30 metres deep, and the TEP is now in “decommissioning mode”, said Dr Ed Suttie, the termite terminator who has been involved with the TEP since it began in 1998 and has run it since 2003. No other country has ever won the termite war, he said: “It’s a world first.”
So crucial was the matter deemed to national biosecurity that the final decision was taken by the then communities secretary, Eric Pickles. Heon the grounds that the demolition and construction work could risk the termites spreading to a wider area, causing “potential catastrophic economic, environmental and social consequences”.
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