1. Educate to Eradicate

2. Benefits & Disadvantages of Termites Benefits Consumption of wooden houses = PESTS Food source for amphibians, reptiles, and birds Decomposers Break down cellulose in wood Recycle nutrients into the environment Disadvantages

3. Termites in Hawaii Scientific nameCommon name Neotermes connexus SnyderForest tree drywood termite Incisitermes immigrans (Snyder)Lowland tree drywood termite Cryptotermes brevis (Walker)West Indian drywood termite Coptotermes formosanus ShirakiFormosan subterranean termite Cryptotermes cynocephalusIndo-Malaysia drywood termite Incisitermes minorWestern drywood termite Zootermopsis angusticollisPacific dampwood termite Coptotermes vastatorPhilippine milk termite

4. Termite Types in Hawaii Subterranean/Ground Termites Colony/Nest is found in the ground Drywood Termites Colony/Nest is found in the wood that they eat

5. Termites in Hawaii Subterranean Philippine Milk Termite

6. ECONOMIC TERMITE PESTS IN HAWAII FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki Major swarms occur during May and June Colony development is fast: 5 years to produce a mature colony Colony size is large: between 3-10 million termites Distinct worker caste Attack most wood types but prefer softwoods WEST INDIAN DRYWOOD TERMITE Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) Major swarms occur during June and July Colony development is very slow: about 12 termites during 1st yr. Colony size is very small: about 300 to a few thousand termites No true worker caste; all become soldiers or reproductives Attack most wood types but prefer hardwoods

7. Subterranean Termites versus Drywood Termites Wings from Alates Subterranean Termites Two veins along the top which run parallel to each other (simple) Subterranean termite alate wing Drywood termite alate wing Drywood Termites More detailed pattern along the top of vein (complex)

8. Subterranean Termites versus Drywood Termites Excretions/Waste Material Subterranean Termites Leaves behind CARTON, resembling hard cardboard Drywood Termites Leaves behind FRASS resembling sand

9. Subterranean Termites versus Drywood Termites Feeding Pattern Subterranean termites Eats in a distinct pattern “picky eaters” Drywood termites Eats in NO distinct pattern “non-picky eaters”

10. Subterranean Termites versus Drywood Termites Home Life Subterranean termites Create mud tunnels Drywood termites Make kickout holes

11. Is it a Termite or is it an Ant? Antenna ­ Ant: Elbowed ­ Termite: Not elbowed Body Shape ­Ant: Hour glass ­Termite: Uniformed Wings ­ Stubs Ant: None Termites: Has left over ­ Size/shape Ant: Different Termite: Same