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2. Reticulitermes flavipes - Wikipedia

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   Reticulitermes flavipes, the eastern subterranean termite, is the most common termite found in North America. [1] These termites are the most economically important wood destroying insects in the United States and are classified as pests. [1]

3. Nasutitermes walkeri - Wikipedia

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   The termites feed mainly at ground level and they create tubes down the trunk of the tree and then surface tubes or subterranean passages through the soil to Feed on wood. Can be a pest, feeding on timber in buildings. Nests are common on ironbark and stringybark trees and are often used as nesting sites for kingfishers.

4. Termite - Wikipedia

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   Depending on their feeding habits, termites are placed into two groups: the lower termites and higher termites. The lower termites predominately feed on wood. As wood is difficult to digest, termites prefer to consume fungus-infected wood because it is easier to digest and the fungi are high in protein.

5. Termites infesting your home? Here's how to identify ... - AOL

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   Termites primarily feed on wood, paper and plant debris, and they seek out hidden, dark and damp environments. Bedrooms and beds do not provide the ideal conditions or food sources for termites.

6. Macrotermes - Wikipedia

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   Spores are sown on the wood in the nest and treated with a growth hormone. The termites feed on the resulting fungus garden. [3] The fungi produce heat in the nest, which rises towards the closed chimney. The heat is exchanged via the chimney, and its smaller tunnels that lead to the surface.

7. Incisitermes minor - Wikipedia

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   The termites are also known to feed on dead tree branches, and not just feeding on live trees. [10] There is also a feeding hierarchy within the colony. In an experiment, filter paper was marked with Rb to show that not all the termites in the colonies feed. The analysis of the Rb levels indicated that in the hierarchy the nymphs are the ...