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Termites feed on cellulose, a complex organic compound found in plant material, wood and other fibrous substances. They play a crucial role in ecosystems by breaking down dead and decaying wood ...
Macrotermes termites are economically important pests that damage crop plants, rangelands, wooden structures and books. They may cause yield losses of up to 100%. [citation needed] One study of wooden utility poles in Nigeria found that over two-thirds were infested by M. bellicosus. The termites visibly eroded the poles' base and structural ...
Worker termites find plant debris and macerate it, chewing and moistening the material. They excrete the resulting fecal pellets inside the mound. Other worker termites use this matter to construct fungal combs. The mycelium then spreads through the comb and digests the plant material into a form that makes for nutritious food for the colony ...
Cryptotermes brevis is a species of termite in the family Kalotermitidae, commonly known as the West Indian drywood termite or the powderpost termite. It is able to live completely inside timber structures or articles made of wood such as furniture without any outside source of water. It is frequently introduced into new locations inadvertently ...
Termites eat cellulose, which can be found in firewood, plants, mulch and other woody materials. If possible, keep those things away from the sides of your home where termites can easily get in ...
Zootermopsis angusticollis is a species of termite in the family Archotermopsidae, a group known as the Pacific dampwood termites, or the rottenwood termites. [1] As their name suggests, the dampwood termites can only survive by living off of wood that contains high amounts of moisture.
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 ]
The eastern subterranean termite (Reticulitermes flavipes) is the most widely distributed termite found in the eastern United States. R. flavipes is commonly found in southern Ontario, and is found in all the eastern states including Texas, extending as far south as Mexico City and as far west as Arizona, with likely accidental introductions on ...