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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
name refers to this termite’s ___, and to
the fact that it lives in wood which has a very low moisture content 12% or less
southeastern US distribution
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
name refers to this termite’s southeastern US distribution, and to
the fact that it lives in wood which has a very low moisture content NUMBER% or less
12%
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
This is the most widely distributed drywood termite in ___
the eastern United States
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmer = # inch to 1/2 inch, long including wings
7/16 inch
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmer = 7/16 inch to # inch, long including wings
1/2 inch
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmer = 7/16 inch to 1/2 inch, long including _
wings
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmer = _ and _ pale yellowish brown to pale reddish brown
head and body
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmer = Head and body _ yellowish brown to pale reddish brown
pale
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmer = Head and body pale _ brown to pale reddish brown
yellowish
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmer = Head and body pale yellowish _ to pale reddish brown
brown
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmer = Head and body pale yellowish brown to _ reddish brown
pale
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmer = Head and body pale yellowish brown to pale _ brown
reddish
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmer = Head and body pale yellowish brown to pale reddish _
brown
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Soldier. _ slopes down gradually from top of head
Forehead
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Soldier. Forehead _ down gradually from top of head
slopes
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Soldier. Forehead slopes down gradually from _ of head
top
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
eat _ the wood grain and make chambers and/or galleries connected by tunnels
across
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
eat across the _ _ and make chambers and/or galleries connected by tunnels
wood grain
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
eat across the wood grain and make chambers and/or _ connected by tunnels
galleries
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
eat across the wood grain and make chambers and/or galleries connected by _
tunnels
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Their gallery and tunnel _ are velvety smooth, and no soil is present
walls
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Their gallery and tunnel walls are _ _, and no soil is present
velvety smooth
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Their gallery and tunnel walls are velvety smooth, and _ _ is present
no soil
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Usually there are fecal pellets present which are _
hard
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
fecal pellets = less than INCH
1/32 inch
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
fecal pellets = _-oval with rounded ends
elongate
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
fecal pellets = elongate-_ with rounded ends
oval
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
fecal pellets = elongate-oval with _ ends
rounded
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
fecal pellets = have NUMBER concave sides
6
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
fecal pellets = have 6 _ sides
concave
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Signs of infestation include _, shed wings, piles of pellets
swarmers
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Signs of infestation include swarmers, _ _, piles of pellets
shed wings
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Signs of infestation include swarmers, shed wings, _ of _
piles of pellets
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Signs of infestation ... termite _ which seal all openings in infested wood
plugs
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Signs of infestation ... termite plugs which seal all _ in infested wood
openings
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Signs of infestation ... termite plugs which seal all openings in _ wood
infested
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Signs of infestation ... surface blisters caused by
older enlarged galleries very close to the wood surface.
blisters
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Signs of infestation ... surface blisters caused by
older enlarged galleries very close to the wood surface.
galleries
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Signs of infestation ... surface blisters caused by
older enlarged galleries very close to the wood surface.
surface
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Drywood termites do not _ in the ground,
do not require no ground contact,
and do not build mud tubes.
live
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Drywood termites do not live in the ground,
_ _ contact, and do not build mud tubes.
no ground
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Drywood termites do not live in the ground,
no ground contact, and do not build _ _
mud tubes
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
colonies are located in the ___ and
are of small size when compared to subterranean termite colonies
wood they eat
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
colonies are located in the wood they eat and
are of _ size when compared to subterranean termite colonies
small
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
colonies are located in the wood they eat and
are of small size when compared to _ termite colonies
subterranean
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
There is no _ caste and the immatures/nymphs
perform all tasks typically done by workers.
worker
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
There is no worker caste and the _/_
perform all tasks typically done by workers.
immatures/nymphs
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
There is no worker caste and the immatures/nymphs
perform all tasks typically done by _
workers
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
The life history of the southeastern drywood is similar to that given for the _ termite
western drywood
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarming takes place at _, peaking between 8 and 10 pm,
night
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarming takes place at night, peaking between TIME
8 and 10 pm
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmers attacted to _
light
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
Swarmers _ to structures and _ wood directly
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
they first infest _ _ such as window/door frames,
trim, fascia boards, eaves, siding, etc., and later may move into _
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
in attics, swarmers locate their colonies in wood with _
more favorable temperatures
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
in attics, swarmers locate their colonies in wood with more favorable temperatures
such as _ _ that have their bottom sides cooled by the
A/C below and modulated by surrounding insulation
ceiling joists
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
in attics, swarmers locate their colonies in wood with more favorable temperatures
such as ceiling joists that have their bottom sides cooled by the
_ below and modulated by surrounding insulation
A/C
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
in attics, swarmers locate their colonies in wood with more favorable temperatures
such as ceiling joists that have their bottom sides cooled by the
A/C below and modulated by surrounding _
insulation
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD TERMITE - FIELD GUIDE
When swarming, they often _ the same structure.
reinfest
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD - FIELD GUIDE
the most successful methods of control are _, or
local treatment or replacement of the infested wood.
fumigation
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD - FIELD GUIDE
the most successful methods of control are fumigation, or
___
local treatment or replacement of infested wood
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SOUTHEASTERN DRYWOOD - FIELD GUIDE
If infestation is confined to a piece of furniture, picture frame, etc.
which can easily be removed, then it may be treated via ___
heat or cold
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