埋地塑(su)料電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)纜(lan)(lan)和通(tong)(tong)訊設備也(ye)常遭白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)蛀(zhu)食。在(zai)南(nan)方(fang)，白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)造成(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)通(tong)(tong)訊電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)纜(lan)(lan)故障占總故障率的(de)(de)(de)60％，廣(guang)(guang)(guang)東(dong)省(sheng)則高達80％。電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)力電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)纜(lan)(lan)被白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)咬(yao)穿護層(ceng)后，還(huan)易(yi)引起(qi)短路(lu)，導致電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)力轉送中(zhong)(zhong)斷，甚(shen)至釀成(cheng)火災。據原郵電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)部設計院、廣(guang)(guang)(guang)東(dong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)器研究(jiu)所等單位統(tong)計報道(dao)，在(zai)廣(guang)(guang)(guang)東(dong)、廣(guang)(guang)(guang)西(xi)、湖(hu)南(nan)、湖(hu)北、福(fu)建、江(jiang)西(xi)、浙江(jiang)、安徽、四川、云南(nan)、海南(nan)、上海、江(jiang)蘇等13個省(sheng)、自(zi)治區(qu)、直轄(xia)市中(zhong)(zhong)，均(jun)有白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)危(wei)(wei)(wei)害(hai)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)纜(lan)(lan)的(de)(de)(de)情況。我國南(nan)方(fang)，曾發(fa)生白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)危(wei)(wei)(wei)害(hai)鐵(tie)道(dao)系統(tong)埋地信號電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)纜(lan)(lan)，造成(cheng)鐵(tie)路(lu)停運的(de)(de)(de)事故。全(quan)世(shi)界(jie)危(wei)(wei)(wei)害(hai)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)纜(lan)(lan)的(de)(de)(de)白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)屬(shu)澳白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)科(ke)(ke)(ke)、木白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)科(ke)(ke)(ke)、鼻白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)科(ke)(ke)(ke)和白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)科(ke)(ke)(ke)，共10屬(shu)18種(zhong)。在(zai)我國危(wei)(wei)(wei)害(hai)電(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)纜(lan)(lan)的(de)(de)(de)白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)，主要是鼻白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)科(ke)(ke)(ke)中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)乳白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)屬(shu)和散白(bai)蟻(yi)(yi)(yi)屬(shu)。