11. The huts, which by now had caneite ceilings, were suffering from rot and white ants . 12. Restoration work began with the removal of seven white ant nests, then a total re-roofing. 13. But after a while these natural enemies began to peacefully coexist with the white ants , 14. However it is not any easy to work timber and is susceptible to white ant attack. 15. This would have kept out white ants and helped prevent plant life growing inside the stupa. 16. We tried many ways to control the insects, including cultivating the natural enemies of white ants . 17. Gao Lianggang, director of the White Ant Control Research Institute in Xi'an, was quoted as saying. 18. He hired another manager, named Byres, who replaced the old homestead which had become riddled with white ants . 19. Consequently, the white ants took over the timbers while the pigeons made the balconies and bedrooms their home. 20. Then in 1962, major white ant damage in the office and deterioration of the timber platform was reported.
