New Orleans Termites Swarm
Formosan subterranean termites began swarming the new orleans area tuesday night.
New orleans termites swarm. Philip smith with the new orleans mosquito termite and rodent control board checks a sticky trap in the french quarter for formosan termites on thursday may 1 2014. According to the lsu agcenter when the termites come out of their colonies they search for wood and moisture to found new colonies. Termites swarm a streetlight in the 6500 block of hastings street in metairie on tuesday night may 5 2020. Wvue people across the metro area witnessed a strange site a little earlier than usual this week.
Swarmers generally congregate around lights after dark. Populations of formosan subterranean termites are typically located within the global area 35 north and south of the equator su and tamashiro 1987 the formosan subterranean termite coptotermes formosanus was introduced into united states port cities such as new orleans and lake charles from eastern asia after world war ii by way of. Super termites swarm in the new orleans area and experts say more are coming new orleans possibly has the worst formosan termite population in the entire world said martin. They swarm at dusk often near lights the peak swarming.
The insects were spotted in the glow of streetlights and illuminated porches all over town. Lsu agcenter urban entomologist qian karen sun says the number of termites can be. The typical swarm season is late april through june. In the greater new orleans area alone residents and businesses spend an estimated 300 million annually to control formosan termites and repair the damage they cause.