FIELD GUIDE FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE

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native to _ _

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native to _ _

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Most of the inland infestations are the result of the
termites being moved in shipments of
used _ _ recycled for landscaping purposes.

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called super termites because of the ___ and,
the termites’ ability to consume a large amount of wood in a short period of time and
to produce large evening flights of swarmers.

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called super termites because of the large size of the colony and,
the termites’ ability to ___ in a short period of time and
to produce large evening flights of swarmers.

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called super termites because of the large size of the colony and,
the termites’ ability to consume a large amount of wood in a short period of time and
to produce ___

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Swarmer = INCH long including _

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Swarmer = Body COLOR COLOR to brownish yellow

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Swarmer = Body pale yellow to COLOR COLOR

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Swarmer = Fontanelle (_ _ _) present, distinct, opening towards front of head.

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Swarmer = Fontanelle (frontal gland pore) _, distinct, opening towards front of head.

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Swarmer = Fontanelle (frontal gland pore) present, distinct, _ towards front of head.

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Swarmer = Fontanelle (frontal gland pore) present, distinct, opening towards _ of head.

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Swarmer = _ wing scale distinctly larger than hind wing scale,
may overlap basal portion of hind wing scale.

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Swarmer = Front wing scale distinctly _ than hind wing scale,
may overlap basal portion of hind wing scale.

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Swarmer = Front wing scale distinctly larger than _ wing scale,
may overlap basal portion of hind wing scale.

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Swarmer = Front wing scale distinctly larger than hind wing scale,
may overlap _ portion of hind wing scale.

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Swarmer = Front wing scale distinctly larger than hind wing scale,
may overlap basal portion of _ wing scale.

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Soldier = _ rounded on sides, tapered or narrowed toward front, with
fontanelle (frontal gland pore) on slight tubercle (very short tube) toward front of head

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Soldier = Head _ on sides, tapered or narrowed toward front, with
fontanelle (frontal gland pore) on slight tubercle (very short tube) toward front of head

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Soldier = Head rounded on _, tapered or narrowed toward front, with
fontanelle (frontal gland pore) on slight tubercle (very short tube) toward front of head

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Soldier = Head rounded on sides, _ or narrowed toward front, with
fontanelle (frontal gland pore) on slight tubercle (very short tube) toward front of head

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Soldier = Head rounded on sides, tapered or narrowed toward _, with
fontanelle (frontal gland pore) on slight tubercle (very short tube) toward front of head

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Soldier = Head rounded on sides, tapered or narrowed toward front, with
_ (frontal gland pore) on slight tubercle (very short tube) toward front of head

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Soldier = Head rounded on sides, tapered or narrowed toward front, with
fontanelle (frontal gland pore) on slight _ (very short tube) toward front of head

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Soldier = Head rounded on sides, tapered or narrowed toward front, with
fontanelle (frontal gland pore) on slight tubercle (very short tube) toward _ of head

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Soldier = Head rounded on sides, tapered or narrowed toward front, with
fontanelle (frontal gland pore) on slight tubercle (very short tube) toward front of _

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Soldier = Pronotum _, narrower than head.

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Soldier = Pronotum flat, narrower than _

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DAMAGE = the same as that caused by the _ _ termite

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DAMAGE = wood appearing _ and soil present

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DAMAGE = wood appearing layered and soil _

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DAMAGE = wood appearing layered and soil present, but it happens at a
_ _ _ and the large carton constructions cause walls to bulge.

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DAMAGE = wood appearing layered and soil present, but it happens at a
more rapid rate and the _ _ _ cause walls to bulge.

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DAMAGE = wood appearing layered and soil present, but it happens at a
more rapid rate and the large carton constructions cause walls to _

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DAMAGE = an _ _ _ colony may
cause damage to a home in 6 months

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DAMAGE = an established mature colony may
cause damage to a home in NNUMBER months

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DAMAGE = it is extremely important that prospective customers be
warned concerning the need for _ _

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they typically live in the _, build mud tubes, have a 3-caste system

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they typically live in the ground, build _ _, have a 3-caste system

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they typically live in the ground, build mud tubes, have a _ _ system

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they are described as being a more _ and _ species than
our native subterranean species

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A mature queen can lay as many as NUNMBER eggs per day.

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Swarming usually follows a _ _ _ in late spring/summer

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Swarming usually follows a warm rainy day in late SEASON/SEASON

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Swarming typically occurs in the _ hours,
starting at sundown and ending before midnight

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Swarming typically occurs in the evening hours,
starting at _ and ending before midnight

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Swarming typically occurs in the evening hours,
starting at sundown and ending before _

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swarmers are attracted to _

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A single colony of Formosan termites may release over NUMBER swarmers

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HABITS the same as for the _ _ termite

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have the habit of establishing _ nests above ground if
a constant moisture supply is available

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have the habit of establishing secondary nests _ _ if
a constant moisture supply is available

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have the habit of establishing secondary nests above ground if
a _ _ _ is available

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a nest is made of a material called _

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carton = consists of soil and wood cemented together with saliva and feces

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carton = consists of soil and wood cemented together with saliva and feces

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carton = consists of soil and wood cemented together with _ and _

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large nests typically cause _ to bulge.

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have more _ _ _ (never ground contact) compared to eastern subterranean termites

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have more true aerial nests (never ground contact) compared to _ _ _

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_ are capable of being carried up to flat roofs by the
natural updraft associated with such structures

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Swarmers are capable of being carried up to _ roofs by the
natural updraft associated with such structures

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Swarmers are capable of being carried up to flat roofs by the
natural _ associated with such structures

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_ in flat roofs provide a way for moisture and swarmers to gain entry.

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Defects in _ roofs provide both a way for moisture and swarmers to gain entry.

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Defects in flat roofs provide both a way for _ and swarmers to gain entry.

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Defects in flat roofs provide both a way for moisture and _ to gain entry.

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Defects in flat roofs provide both a way for moisture and swarmers to gain _

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cause serious damage to ___

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caused damage to underground telephone and electrical cables,
resulting in power outages in cities, by ___

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more likely to infest ___

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if a constant source of moisture is available (like leaky pipes),
colonies (called secondary colonies) can exist above
ground and without ground contact

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Control involves placing a _ _ zone (second-generation non-repellent pesticides work best)

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Control involves placing a chemical treatment zone (_ _ _ _ pesticides work best)

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Control involves an _ _ _ monitoring-baiting system between the termite colony and the wood of the structure

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Control involves an in-ground perimeter monitoring-baiting system between the termite _ and the wood of the structure

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Control involves an in-ground perimeter monitoring-baiting system between the termite colony and the _ of the structure

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Control involves... all _ _ _ and rigid foam board/foam-to-ground contact should be eliminated (the building owner's responsibility),

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Control involves... all wood-to-soil and _ _ _/foam-to-ground contact should be eliminated (the building owner's responsibility),

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Control involves... all wood-to-soil and rigid foam board/_ _ _ contact should be eliminated (the building owner's responsibility),

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Control involves... all wood-to-soil and rigid foam board/foam-to-ground contact should be _ (the building owner's responsibility),

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Control involves... any _ _ must be removed, and the
wood moisture content should be reduced to below 20%.

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Control involves... any wood debris must be removed, and the
wood _ _ should be reduced to below 20%.

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Control involves... any wood debris must be removed, and the
wood moisture content should be reduced to below NUMBER%.

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Control involves... _ and _ colonies are controlled by
correcting the moisture problem to dry out the moisture-source area

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Control involves... Secondary and aerial colonies are controlled by
correcting the moisture problem to dry out the moisture-_ _

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Control involves.... When it is desirable to rapidly reduce the _ infestation,
this can be done by intergallery injection or surface treatment

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Control involves.... When it is desirable to rapidly reduce the secondary infestation,
this can be done by _ _ or surface treatment

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Control involves.... When it is desirable to rapidly reduce the secondary infestation,
this can be done by intergallery injection or _ _

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Control involves.... _ _ termite baiting systems that are placed directly on the termite infested wood.

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Control involves.... above-ground termite _ _ that are placed directly on the termite infested wood.

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Control involves.... above-ground termite baiting systems that are placed _ _ the termite infested wood.

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Control involves.... above-ground termite baiting systems that are placed directly on the _ _ _

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If possible, _ should be removed.

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since there is no reliable practical way to _ _ _, fumigation may be advisable or necessary.

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since there is no reliable practical way to detect small cartons, _ may be advisable or necessary.