Termites Red
Carefully pick one up and look at under a magnifying glass.
Termites red. People often confuse the red termite with the flying ants. Determine if there is termite activity by. The term red termite comes from the alates who have wings and fly around during the springtime looking for new nesting grounds to mate and lay their eggs. Look for the most common sign the color.
Its durability along with the visual appeal of its light color and straight grain make it ideal for exteriors and interior trim. Install the red eye station by first drilling a hole using a 2 auger bit. If the wings are different sizes it s probably an ant. Termites also have 2 straight antennae whereas ant antennae are curved.
Although termites live in colonies as do ants which will be the only similarity. To identify a termite examine the insect closely for 4 wings that are the same size as the insect s body. These termites are always distinguished from the other types by their red body as well as black wings. The termites that have a red body are the drywood termites as discussed above.
These are the termites whose name has an origin of where they live. Drill to the correct depth to accept. They thrive in moist places and they are either light yellow or tan. Additionally termite bodies can be dark brown black white and sometimes even translucent.
Subterranean termite swarmers are solid black drywood swarmers are solid red while carpenter ants are usually red and black or dark brown. Termites recycle wood products into the soil by feeding on cellulose the main cell wall component of plants and breaking it down most termite damage is caused by subterranean underground termites members of the family rhinotermitidae among these ground dwelling termites the most common structural pests are the eastern western and formosan subterranean termites who will happily eat. The other big difference is in the body. Similarly formosan termites are yellow bodied though they are distinguishable thanks to their slightly hairy wings.
Drywood termites typically have red or brown bodies. White oak and chestnut oak resist termites well. Cypress in particular arizona cypress bald cypress and tidewater red cypress is another good choice for discouraging termites. Determine how many red eye termite stations you need to put around the perimeter of your home or structure by.
Termites all have a long body with no small segments attached. Ants are destructive but termites are devastating.