Formosan Termites are Swarming!
Formosan Termites
(Coptotermes formosanus) Swarming usually follows a warm rainy day in late spring/summer and occurs in the evening hours, starting at sundown and ending before midnight. The swarmers are attracted to lights. Formosans do have the capability of establishing secondary nests above ground if a constant moisture supply is available. An above ground nest is made of material called carton. It consists of soil and wood cemented together with saliva and feces. Suspended colonies of Formosan termites are more often encountered than the Native Eastern Subterranean termites.
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What’s Bugging Southeast Texas
Bed Bug
Bed Bugs in Southeast Texas So you don't think that bedbugs are here? Well, Bill Clark Pest Control receives numerous calls daily regarding local infestations of this resurgent pest. Bed bugs have become a … [Read More...]
American Dog Tick
Size: un-engorged 3/16” ; engorged 5/8”x3/8” Color: Brown with whitish to grayish markings The American dog tick gets it common name from the fact that domestic dogs are the favorite host of the … [Read More...]
House Fly
Size: 1/8 to 1/4" Shape: striped body, with wings Color: Dull gray Female House Fly’s will lay their eggs in moist materials such as animal manure, human feces, garbage, decaying vegetable materials. They … [Read More...]
Rasberry Crazy Ant
Rasberry Crazy Ants are a non-native ant species that were introduced into the Houston area and is spreading to surrounding counties. This ant is one type of a group of ants referred to as crazy ants because of … [Read More...]
Mosquito
Living in southeast Texas and being surrounded by many different water ways, Mosquitoes have been and are a nuisance almost year round. In the U.S. there are more than 200 species of mosquitoes. Each species … [Read More...]
Fire Ant
The red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) first entered the United States through the seaport of Mobile, Alabama in the early 1930's and have spread throughout the southern regions. Fire ants are good … [Read More...]
Subterranean Termite
(Reticulitermes flavipes) Although similar in looks to the ant, the termite is a different species of insect that evolved over 150 million years ago. There are more than 3,000 species worldwide and 47 species … [Read More...]
Formosan Termite
(Coptotermes formosanus) Formosan Termites were first brought into the U.S. on military ships during WWII. Infestations have increased and expanded across the coastal U.S. Formosan termites are subterranean … [Read More...]
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