Eastern Subterranean Termite
Reticulitermes flavipes
Color: White with Cream
Size: 3 – 6 mm
Shape: Long and soft body, flat antennae
Nutrition: Wood and plant cellulose
Habitat: North America
General Behavior
They prefer to feed on damp and rotting wood.
Their life activity decreases considerably below 10°C.
Colonies can reach up to millions.
They communicate with pheromones.
They build tubes made of mud.
They breed after rainfall.
How Do We Recognize Infestation?
They feed on wood products, causing damage to wood materials.
They eat the inner parts of wooden structures, causing structural defects.
Mold grows in their nests and in their droppings, which can harm sensitive individuals.
They build mud tubes in walls, foundations and wooden structures.