Termites taking over

TERMITES munching on Aussie homes are causing more damage than floods, fires and storms combined, a state building authority says.

The pest’s voracity across the nation has prompted calls for a nationwide action plan to stop it in its tracks.

Archicentre Australia director Peter Georgiev says he wants all state governments to make it mandatory for councils to declare termite infestation zones.

“The termites are eating people out of house and home,” Mr Georgiev said.

“They don’t care about state boundaries.”