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termites |
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Illustration by Arthur Cushman |
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termites |
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Comparison of ants and termites |
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termites |
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Termites found under wood stoop |
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western drywood termite |
Incisitermes minor |
frass |
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termites |
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This tembusu is infested with termites. |
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termites |
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The bark on this tembusu is covered with termites. |
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termites |
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termites |
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termites |
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termites |
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termites |
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termites |
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termites |
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termites |
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termites |
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termites |
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termites |
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Mud tube on pillar next to piece of wood debris |
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termites |
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| 1546070 |
formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
carton nest |
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subterranean termites |
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heads of soldier termites. Reticulitermes spp on left and on right, Coptotermes formosanus |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
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| 1546069 |
formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
mixed castes |
| 1546067 |
formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Supplementary queens. Note swollen abdomen indicating egg production. |
| 1546066 |
formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Alates of the termite. This is an introduced species that has become established in Lake Charles and New Orleans, LA. It has also been reported from Raceland, LA and Charleston, SC. |
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dampwood procryptotermes termite |
Procryptotermes australiensis |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
Emerging from sidewalk |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
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| 5439646 |
formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Note "hairs" on Formosan subterranean termite wings which are not found on eastern subterranean termite wings |
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termites |
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mound |
| 0014199 |
native subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes virginicus |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board entomologist Ed Freytag checks for Formosan termite infestation of living trees in New Orleans' Jackson Square. |
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termites |
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A termite monitoring/baiting station is being installed in a grassy area. The station is manufactured by Dow Agrosciences. |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Damage to a nest of Formosan subterranean termites brings hoards of workers and soldiers with dark, oval shaped heads scrambling to repair the hole. Termites shown about 4 times actual size. |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Damage caused by Formosan subterranean termites to a window sill of the Southern Regional Research Center Library. The colony nest was located two floors below in the soil, but workers entered the building through mud shelter tubes that they constructed through the hollow brick walls. The damage went unnoticed until moisture from foraging galleries by the termites caused the paint to blister. Much of the wood had been consumed by the termites before they were detected. |
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termites |
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termites |
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mound |
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termites |
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mound |
| 1324068 |
formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Some remnants of a nest are visible in this cavity, which was hollowed out by Formosan subterranean termites while the tree was still alive. Microbiologist Alan Lax checks the extent of the damage. |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Formosan termite alates, also known as swarmers, captured on a sticky trap used to monitor populations. |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
Host: Chionanthus virgiana, soldiers |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
In Containerized plants |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
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termites |
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native subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes virginicus |
reproductives. |
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native subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes virginicus |
reproductives. |
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native subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes virginicus |
reproductives. |
| 1324067 |
formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Formosan subterranean termites can turn solid beams into shredded-wheat-like wood. Entomoligist Ed Freytag (left) and microbiologist Alan Lax inspect damage to the floor of a building in the French Quarter. |
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termites |
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termites |
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swarming on southern pine beetle killed pine |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
A Formosan subterranean termite soldier. Soldiers make up approximately 10 percent of the colony. Note the powerful mandibles for defense against intruders and the dark, oval head shape contrasting with the more rectangular head shape of the native Eastern subterranean termite. |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Formosan subterranean termites are feeding on Sudan-red-stained filter paper. Tracking the termites stained with this dye allows researchers to estimate their foraging range and population numbers. |
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termites |
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Termite damage is shown. |
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termites |
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A termite infestation grips this tree. |
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termites |
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Tunnels on the inside fo a tree trunk provide routes for termites. |
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subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes spp. |
shelter tubes
Photo originally from the Wood Products Insect Lab in Gulfport, Mississippi. |
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termites |
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fumigation treatment
Photo originally came from the Wood Products Insect Lab in Gulfport, Mississippi. |
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west indian powderpost drywood termite |
Cryptotermes brevis |
Photo originally from the Wood Products Insect Lab in Gulfport, Mississippi. |
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subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes spp. |
This house was less than five years old.
Photo originally came from the Wood Products Insect Lab in Gulfport, Mississippi. |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Soliders
Photo originally from the Wood Products Insect Lab iin Gulfport, Mississippi. |
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subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes spp. |
alate
Slide cam from Wood Products Insect Lab in Gulfport, Mississippi |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
Mud tubes in post |
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termites |
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to book |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
Heads of termite soliders; Formosan-left, eastern subterranean-right |
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western drywood termite |
Incisitermes minor |
Alate reproductives |
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subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes spp. |
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subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes spp. |
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western drywood termite |
Incisitermes minor |
frass |
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western drywood termite |
Incisitermes minor |
Damage to a wooden post. |
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western drywood termite |
Incisitermes minor |
frass |
| 5422214 |
western drywood termite |
Incisitermes minor |
frass |
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tree termite |
Nasutitermes costalis |
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termites |
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Termites of unknown species. |
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subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes spp. |
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magnetic termite |
Amitermes meridionalis |
Mounds near Darwin, Australia |
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termites |
Nasutitermes spp. |
Mud tube up eucalyptus |
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termites |
Nasutitermes spp. |
Nest |
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termites |
Nasutitermes spp. |
Nest opened |
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arid land subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes tibialis |
Soldiers and workers exposed under log |
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arid land subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes tibialis |
Recently dealate reproductive |
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arid land subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes tibialis |
Recently dealate reproductive |
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arid land subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes tibialis |
Injury to a box of books stored on basement floor. Larimer County, Colorado |
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arid land subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes tibialis |
Injury to a box of books stored on basement floor with mid/feces used to seal tunnels during foraging. Larimer County, Colorado. |
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arid land subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes tibialis |
Injury to a box of books stored on basement floor showing characteristic mud/feces used to seal foraging colony. Larimer County, Colorado. |
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Termites quickly invade wound-altered eucalypt wood. |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
swarming |
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termites |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
Soldiers of the native Eastern subterranean termite. Compare the rectangular head capsule of these soldiers with the oval head capsule of Formosan subterranean termite soldiers. Note the powerful mandibles (jaws) for defense of the colony. This subterranean termite lacks the nozzle- shaped gland in the Formosan subterranean termite. |
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termites |
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alates emerging from stump |
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termites |
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alates emerging from stump |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
Feeding tubes in cedar post |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
Feeding tubes in cedar post |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
Mud tube in post |
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eastern subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes flavipes |
Shelter tubes |
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west indian powderpost drywood termite |
Cryptotermes brevis |
Multiple castes |
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termites |
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termites |
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to book |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
A view of the Vieux Carre' which is already under a monitoring/baiting treatment regimen. The silver cap in the foreground marks the location of a monitoring/baiting station. The unobtrusive cap was developed by the New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board to provide tamper- proof protection of the monitoring/baiting stations. Special screws allow easy access for inspections and bait placement. The stations are placed approximately ten feet apart around the perimeter of treated structures and the wooden monitoring stakes are replaced with toxic baits only when termites are present. |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
The Cabildo, maintained by the Louisiana State Museum, was the site for signing of the Louisiana Purchase. It was infested by the Formosan subterranean termite as is the rest of the French Quarter (Vieux Carre') where the museum is located. This building was one of the first to be treated using the technologically advanced monitoring and baiting. After several months of baiting there have been no further signs of the termite in the building. |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Formosan subterranean termites show no respect for historic Jackson Square (foreground), St. Louis Cathedral, or the neighboring Cabildo at left, where the Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremony took place in 1803. |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
The French Quarter in New Orleans harbors one of the heaviest Formosan subterranean termite infestations in the country. Here, a tamper-proof metal cap in the street marks the location of a monitor/baiting station in an area that is already under treatment. |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
Microbiologist Alan Lax examines carton nest material on insulation and framing damaged by the Formosan subterranean termite. |
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termites |
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subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes spp. |
workers |
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termites |
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to book |
| 0014113 |
formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
worker (top), soldier (bottom). |
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formosan subterranean termite |
Coptotermes formosanus |
worker |
| 0014322 |
west indian powderpost drywood termite |
Cryptotermes brevis |
soldier |
| 0014325 |
subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes spp. |
soldiers |
| 0014326 |
subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes spp. |
workers |
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native subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes virginicus |
to telephone pole. |
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native subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes virginicus |
to telephone pole. |
| 0014207 |
native subterranean termite |
Reticulitermes virginicus |
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termites |
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at seedling nursery in Oklahoma (note entrance holes) |
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termites |
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at seedling nursery in Oklahoma; roots hollowed out causing mortality |
