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Subterranean Termites

Latin Name:

Order Isoptera

Appearance:

Four "castes" of a termite colony: workers are approximately 1/4-inch long, light-colored and wingless; soldiers have elongated heads with mandibles; supplementary reproductives are light-colored and wingless or have very short, nonfunctional wings.

Habit:

Live in colonies underground, from which they build tunnels in search of food; able to reach food above the ground level by building mud tubes; dependent on moisture for survival.

Diet:

Wood and other cellulose material.

Reproduction:

Different rates of growth from egg stage to adult depending on individual species; one queen per colony, which can lay tens of thousands of eggs in its lifetime, but most eggs are laid by supplementary reproductives in an established colony.

Subterranean Termite Information

Distribution of Subterranean Termites

Effectiveness of Subterranean Termite Control

Subterranean Termites FACTS
	Termites cause over $2 billion in damages each year. Subterranean termites cause 95% of all termite damage in North America. Colonies can contain up to 1 million members.


	Subterranean Termites Pictures Learn to help identify this pest with these helpful pictures. Single Subterranean Termite Working Photo of a single subterranean termite working Subterranean Soldier Termite Illustration Illustration of a subterranean soldier termite See more photos here