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Termite Information and Biology
Below you will find some pictures, diagrams and hopefully useful information on identifying termites. The most common question is what is the difference between swarming termites and flying ants? There are diagrams and information for you to compare the differences between ants and termites. If you encounter a termite swarm indoors, Don't Panic! - you have time to get your estimates and make an informed decision. The termites will not reinfest the interior of the home although it does alerts you to the fact that termites have found ther way into your property.
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Figure 1 - Flying ant on left termite on right - Ants have a narrow waist (figure 8 shaped), elbowed antennae and Triangular Wings. Termites have a straight body (cigar shaped) straight antennae and straight wings with rounded tips. |
Worker Termites
The termite workers, pictured to the left, perform all the necessary maintenance functions of a termite colony including digging tunnels, locate food and water, maintain colony atmospheric homeostasis, and build and repair the nest. The workers take their direction from the queen termite and build the characteristic termite tunnel network below the soil surface in search of sources of cellulose.. They care for the eggs, queen and soldiers as well as collect and distribute the food (cellulose) to all members including the nymphs (young termites). Worker termites are creamy white and they are about 1/4 inch in length. Workers are blind and wingless and spend their entire life inside the nest and tunnel network. Their bodies are soft, but they have hard mouth-parts for chewing wood.
Swarming Termites
Termite swarmer's pictured left are also known as winged reproductively, kings and queens and/or alates. The alates of Eastern Subterranean termites fly at specific times of day under specific conditions. On Long Island the alates of Reticulitermes flavipes appear from February through May and usually fly about midday on warm days. The peak season is when the forsythia bloom. The alates develop from nymphs by growing wings and compound eyes. After swarming, the alates break off their wings and pair off in courtship pairs, and then dig into the soil adjacent to wood, mate, and start a colony. The founding reproductive pair is now the queen and king of the new colony. The sight of swarming termites on the interior of a house can be more than alarming but do not panic. Take out the vacuum and vacuum up as many as possible, save a sample and call a local professional. You have plenty of time to get a few termite control estimates.
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