Zootermopsis angusticollis
Color: Pale cream to light brown
Size: 10-25 mm
Figure: segmented thorax, two pairs of wings
Nutrition: Wood with high humidity
Habitat: Western regions of the USA, including California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada
They usually live in logs and rotting timber found in water bodies.
They build their nests in wood. Their colonies are smaller.
Swarming usually takes place after late summer rains.
They feed on cellulose in the wood. They are not aggressive towards humans.
They cannot live in dry environments.
Sighting of damp and damaged wood
The sighting of hollow timbers,
Swarming Alates
Shedding wings
Tunnels in the wood,
Sighting of live termites
Frass