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Gnathamitermes perplexus, the long-jawed desert termites or tube-building termites, is a species of termite in the family Termitidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3] The species creates tunnels, with both colony founders and workers transporting sand to excavate tunnels using their mandibles.
Microhodotermes viator, commonly called the southern harvester termite, [2] the Karoo harvesting termite, [3] the wood-eating harvester termite, [4] houtkapper (lit. ' wood cutter '), and stokkiesdraer (lit. ' stick carrier '), [5] is a species of harvester termite native to the desert shrubland of Namibia and South Africa.
Amitermes hastatus (black mound termites) from the Western Cape region of South Africa repairing a section of their distinctive black mounds. Most of the termites are soldiers. Amitermes is a genus of termites in the family Termitidae. Species are found in a range of habitats including deserts and rainforests.
Heterotermes aureus, commonly known as the desert subterranean termite, [1] is a species of termite in the family Rhinotermitidae. It is native to the deserts of North America where the colony has an underground nest.
The mounds built by this termite can be up to 4 m (13 ft) tall, 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) wide and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) deep. [1] The nests are laterally flattened and are oriented so that they receive the warmth of the sun on their eastern and western sides in the morning and evening while exposing less surface to the sun at midday when the nest might ...
The speed of termite elimination can vary depending on the type of termite, size of the colony and the treatment method. It could take a few weeks or even months to eradicate the entire colony.
The only type of secondary reproductive found in Heterotermes are nymphoid neotenic individuals. They usually arise in case of colony isolation or the death of primary reproductives. They start to develop from nymphs around their third instar. Older nymphs of this caste are also found to molt back into a nymphoid neotenic in case they are needed.
Reticulitermes speratus, the Japanese termite, is a species of subterranean termite found in Japan, North Korea, and South Korea. It eats decayed wood. [1] [2] It is adapted to withstand the cold temperatures of the temperate regions it inhabits. [3] The mitochondrial genome of the subspecies Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis has been ...