Architect and engineer . ERNAROINO Fig. 2—Map .showing distribution of dry-wood termites (Kalotermes minor)in California. Areas of abundance are shown in soHd black. Areas of lessabundance are cross-hatched. Heavy dots represent isolated occurrences. available for termites through constructionoperations is not. as a rule, that dying onthe stump and thus slowly brought to theverge of decay, but the tree felled in thefull flush of its activity and rich in thestored products of photosynthesis, contain-ing more proteins and other food elementsdesirable in the diet of termites. Thesefood products a
Architect and engineer . ERNAROINO Fig. 2—Map .showing distribution of dry-wood termites (Kalotermes minor)in California. Areas of abundance are shown in soHd black. Areas of lessabundance are cross-hatched. Heavy dots represent isolated occurrences. available for termites through constructionoperations is not. as a rule, that dying onthe stump and thus slowly brought to theverge of decay, but the tree felled in thefull flush of its activity and rich in thestored products of photosynthesis, contain-ing more proteins and other food elementsdesirable in the diet of termites. Thesefood products are variously distributed inthe trees according to season of year and more resistant lignin. it is more attractiveto termites than the rest of the trunk. The construction industry, therefore,has made available to these wood-eatinginsects an unlimited food supply underconditions favoring a rapid or no effort has thus far been madeto prevent termites from inhabiting thewood thus made available. Termite
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