1.   A termite colony consists of a queen and king, nymphs, workers, soldiers and secondary reproductives, Miller said.

2.   I scrolled down and found termite stakes, which are placed in the ground around the house to kill termite colonies.

3.   Second, it can take months before the active bait ingredient is distributed throughout a termite colony.

4.   That lure of carbon dioxide makes sense biologically because both rotting wood and termite colonies emit the gas in the right concentration.

5.   The insect eats the bait and carries it back to the termite colony, where the poison is spread to other termites.

6.   Thirteen months later, the multiple termite colonies were virtually eliminated.