It’s 9 p.m. on a muggy night in May, and winged insects – Formosan subterranean termites ... Left, an alate with wings looks a bit like a flying ant. Right, when they land, ...

During the 2022−2024 alate monitoring program in Florida, 0.13% of all collected individuals were identified as F1 hybrids, compared with the ≈4% of hybrid alates from the Taiwan surveys (≈ ...

Unlike subterranean termites that need moisture from the soil, drywood termites thrive in dry wood, including furniture and exposed wood. Sometimes the infestation is small and can be remedied ...

Frass (termite droppings): Subterranean termites push out their waste, known as frass, through small holes in the infested wood. It looks like tiny pellets and can accumulate below the infested area.

Back in the 1990s, Hoffer said that termite services mostly dealt with drywood termites or less destructive native subterranean termites. “We have noticed a difference in how destructive the ...

Forosan subterranean termites swarming beneath a streetlight on May 11, 2021. (Photo by Ed Freytag, NOMTRCB) ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Termite swarming season has arrived in the Lowcountry, and homeowners can take effective prevention and control measures to curb potential damage. According to Loni … ...

Another species, the Formosan subterranean termite, has also been detected but so far only in San Diego County. It was first discovered in La Mesa back in 1992, followed by another major ...

It's termite swarming season in South Florida 03:17. MIAMI - It is termite swarming season in South Florida. The time of year when it is most common to see termites flying around homes ...

The subterranean termites, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and R. virginicus (Banks), accounted for 57% of the 716 survey samples identified to species, while the drywood termites, Cryptotermes ...

It’s 9 p.m. on a muggy night in May, and winged insects – Formosan subterranean termites – are flying inside your home, or termites that have lost their wings are walking in pairs on your floor.