| 5466900 |
Adult(s) |
mandibles |
| 1546070 |
Feature(s) |
carton nest |
| 1546071 |
Damage |
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| 1546069 |
Infestation |
mixed castes |
| 1546067 |
Adult(s) |
Supplementary queens. Note swollen abdomen indicating egg production. |
| 1546066 |
Adult(s) |
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. |
| 5439645 |
Feature(s) |
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| 5439646 |
Feature(s) |
Note "hairs" on Formosan subterranean termite wings which are not found on eastern subterranean termite wings |
| 1324063 |
Monitoring |
New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board entomologist Ed Freytag checks for Formosan termite infestation of living trees in New Orleans' Jackson Square. |
| 1324066 |
Adult(s) |
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. |
| 1324025 |
Damage |
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. |
| 1324068 |
Damage |
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. |
| 1324061 |
Adult(s) |
Formosan termite alates, also known as swarmers, captured on a sticky trap used to monitor populations. |
| 1324067 |
Damage |
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. |
| 1324031 |
Adult(s) |
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. |
| 1324064 |
Adult(s) |
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. |
| 1361046 |
Adult(s) |
Soliders
Photo originally from the Wood Products Insect Lab iin Gulfport, Mississippi. |
| 5312006 |
Adult(s) |
USA. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 May 1995. |
| 5312007 |
Adult(s) |
Large fontanelle when viewed from above, tear drop-shaped head, combined body and wing length 14-15 mm, and maximum head width 1.5mm; color on head, pronotum, and dorsal abdomen entirely a lighter yellow-brown or orange-brown; USA, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 May 1995. |
| 5312008 |
Adult(s) |
Large fontanelle when viewed from above. Soldiers have two pairs of hairs that originate around the fontanelle; USA. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 May 1995. |
| 5312009 |
Adult(s) |
C. formosanus soldiers have two pairs of hairs that originate around the fontanelle and the lateral profile of the top of the head just behind the fontanelle does not show a weak bulge. Maximum head width 1.5mm; colour on head a lighter yellow-brown or orange-brown; USA. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 May 1995. |
| 5312010 |
Adult(s) |
Maximum head width 1.5mm; color on head a lighter yellow-brown or orange-brown. USA. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 May 1995. |
| 5312011 |
Adult(s) |
Soldier: has two pairs of hairs that originate around the fontanelle and the lateral profile of the top of the head just behind the fontanelle do not show a weak bulge; USA. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 May 1995. |
| 5312012 |
Adult(s) |
Soldier: two pairs of hairs that originate around the fontanelle and the lateral profile of the top of the head just behind the fontanelle do not show a weak bulge; USA. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 May 1995. |
| 5312013 |
Adult(s) |
Pronotum a lighter yellow-brown or orange-brown; USA. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 May 1995. |
| 5312014 |
Adult(s) |
Tarsi; USA, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 May 1995. |
| 5312015 |
Adult(s) |
Worker; USA, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2 May 1995. |
| 1324065 |
Control |
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. |
| 1324073 |
Damage |
Microbiologist Alan Lax examines carton nest material on insulation and framing damaged by the Formosan subterranean termite. |
| 1324034 |
Damage |
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. |
| 1324035 |
Damage |
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. |
| 1324022 |
Control |
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. |
| 0014113 |
Adult(s) |
worker (top), soldier (bottom). |
| 0014115 |
Adult(s) |
worker |
