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Subterranean Termites
Most pest species of subterranean termites in North
America belong to the endemic genus Reticulitermes. Reticulitermes
species are found in every states in the continental United States except
Alaska, but are most common in the warm and humid southeastern region. The
eastern subterranean termite, R. flavipes is the most widely distributed
and is found in the entire eastern region of North America as far north as
Ontario, Canada, and south to Key Largo, Florida. . .
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Dry Wood Termites
Termites of the genus Cryptotermes were
sometimes called powderpost termites because of the telltale heaps of fecal
pellets (frass) that accumulate beneath infested wood. Fecal pellets of
Cryptotermes, however, are similar in size and shape to other comparably
sized species of Kalotermitidae. All are now collectively known as drywood
termites. The most economically significant termite in this genus,
Cryptotermes brevis
(Walker), commonly infests structures and was at one time known as the
“furniture termite,” thanks to the frequency with which colonies were found in
pieces of furniture. A member of the same genus that might be mistaken for C.
brevis upon a first, cursory examination is C. cavifrons, a species
endemic to Florida. . .
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