Iron County Record | 1936-06-04 | Page 8 | Termites Now Known in Every State in Union

Termites Now Known in Every State in Union CHICAGO Termites Termites whose timber-ruining timber activities have caused a great deal of alarm in American cities are now known to exist In every state In the Union Prof Alfred E. E Emerson of ot the Uni University of Chicago reports In the current Issue of Science Silence Vermont Yermont Michigan North Dakota Wyoming and Montana are among northern ern states recently added to the termite Us list However Downer Professor Profesor Emerson adds and and emphasizes this emphasizes this need not b be 00 because cause for added alarm or even eYen for surprise The winter defying genus genns o of termites termitE's are not Invaders from the tropics as has frequently been asserted They are native to the temperate zone and cannot even live lire In the tropics Fossil FoWl evidence strongly Indicates that this particular particular poetic poetic- ular group of termites has UT lived in much the same lame kind of climate for many millions of ot years rears