formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

formosan subterranean termite
Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki)

Descriptor: Damage
Description: 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.
Image type: Field
Image location: United States

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Name: Scott Bauer
Organization: USDA Agricultural Research Service
Country: United States

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Subject: formosan subterranean termite
Genus: Coptotermes
Family: Rhinotermitidae
Order: Isoptera
Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta)
Photographer: Scott Bauer
Organization: USDA Agricultural Research Service
Area: Human and Household Pests - Structural and Wood Product Pests

Image Number: 1324067

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Image uploaded on Thursday, March 06, 2003
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