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Pest Guide > Termites > Subterranean Termites
Pest World — Subterranean termites live in underground colonies or in moist secluded areas aboveground that can contain up to 2 million members. They build distinctive Subterranean termites live in underground colonies or in moist secluded areas aboveground ...More…
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Biology of Subterranean Termites in the Eastern United ...
Ohio Line — Figure 1. Subterranean termites excavate galleries in wood as they consume it, sometimes leaving nothing more than a thin wooden exterior. (B.T. Forschler) Subterranean termites are social insects that live in societies whose members are mostly ...More…
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Subterranean Termites
Subterranean termites are the most destructive insect pests of wood in the United States. They cause more than $2 billion in damage each year, more property damage than that caused by fire and windstorm combined. Professor and Extension ...More…
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Eastern Subterranean Termites
Orkin — There are numerous termite species native to the United States. In the southeast Eastern Subterranean termites, or The Eastern Subterranean termite is a social insect, using swarm intelligence to accomplish large-scale tasks. Established ...More…
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Subterranean Termites
Orkin — Learn how to identify subterranean termites and other termite identification. Four "castes" of a termite colony: workers are approximately 1/4-inch long, light-colored and wingless; soldiers have elongated heads with mandibles; supplementary ...More…
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Subterranean Termites
Missouri Extension — There are approximately 2,500 species of termites worldwide. Most are found in tropical areas, while relatively few live in colder climates. Only about 45 species are found in the United States, and most of these are located in southern states. ...More…
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native subterranean termites
Univ of Florida Entomology — Introduction - Description and Identification - Life History - Damage - Pest Status - Management - Selected References Introduction Most pest species of subterranean termites in North America belong to the endemic genus Reticulitermes. ...More…
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Formosan Subterranean Termites
Alabama Cooperative Extension System — On May 6, 1989, one infestation was reported in Lee County. Since that time, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System has received several of these termites for identification from other locations in Lee County. In 1996, winged reproductives ...More…