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Sebastian County Home & Garden
Outdoor Pests
Is it a Termite or a Winged Ant?
Termite Identification
Termites have straight antennae, wings equal in size and a broad waist.
Drywood Termites
- Establish themselves in wood that is NOT decayed, or in contact with
ground moisture, and which appears to be perfectly dry - but can be brought
in furniture from drier areas. Drywood termites are more prevalent in the
coastal regions
- Can live in wood with as little as 3% moisture content.
- They tend to be found in attics of buildings where they can live without
any soil connections whatsoever.
- Larger than subterranean termites
Subterranean Termites
- Needs contact with soil
- Wood that is touching both the ground and house is a threat
- Arkansas termite infestations are this species
- Generally swarms in SPRING
- Swarmers (winged reproductives) often attracted to lights
- BUILD pencil-wide foraging tubes
- Wood is usually hollowed along the grain with bits of soil lining the
galleries
For more information on insects, contact your University of
Arkansas Cooperative Extension Office
This information provided by Dr. Donna Shanklin; University of
Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service Fire Ant Management Specialist
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