Drywood Termite Range Map

Southeastern drywood termites do not cause as much damage as most other species of drywood termites.

Drywood termite range map. Control of southeastern drywood termites depends on the amount of damage and may range from localized small scale treatment to whole house structural fumigation and or removal of infested wood. Photograph by rudolf h. In fact while a typical subterranean termite colony can contain more than 500 000 termites a typical drywood termite colony only contains about 10 000. Drywood termites eat across the grains leaving galleries that don t follow the grain of the wood.

It is found from california east to arizona and utah. Shape drywood termites have a thick waist short legs and straight antennae. Neotermes jouteli banks alate and alates of two drywood termite species found in florida incisitermes snyderi and cryptotermes brevis. If you have neat lined patterns of destruction that appears to include mud or dirt subterranean termites are likely the culprit.

The following key can be used to further distinguish alates of the three species of neotermes found in florida. They like the warm and mild climate. They belong to the kalotermitidae family as are some dampwood termites spanning several genera and are considered primitive termites. Erratic smooth galleries that contain fecal pellets are likely the work of an army of drywood termites.

Scheffrahn university of florida. Particularly hard to remove insect for the simple reason that the typical termite nests can have anywhere from 2 000 4 000 individuals per square meter and as high as 10 000. The dark western drywood termite incisitermes minor hagen is the most destructive drywood termite in this country. Since colonies are usually constructed inside wood finding these termites can be difficult during routine pest and dry rot inspections.

Drywood termite fecal pellets aka frass droppings are kicked out of the colony by the worker termites and may. Exit other less common types of termites include the smaller drywood termite. Npic provides experts who can answer a broad range of questions concerning pesticide related issues such as product use and health effects. Subterranean drywood formosan and dampwood termites.

The map below shows regions populated by termites in the united states a greater number and type of termites live in the southern states. The most common form of termite in most of the united states is the native subterranean termite. Drywood termites are a group of termites that build their nests within moisture free wood. Drywood termite genera include cryptotermes neotermes glyptotermes incisitermes and kalotermes but the most distinctive and widespread is probably cryptotermes.

States bordering the southern part of the country contain every termite species known to reside in the united states.