8 pp. / Mosquitoes, Scorpions; Revised / In nature, termites function as decomposers that breakdown dead wood that accumulates in and on the soil. The beneficial products of this breakdown process are returned to the soil as humus. Drywood and subterranean termites are the most destructive insect pests of wood, causing more than $1.7 billion in damages and cost of control each year in the U.S. alone. Their presence in structures is seldom noticed until damage is discovered or the termites swarm within the building. Drywood termites are found in the southern tier of states, from North Carolina through the Gulf Coast, Arizona and into the coastal areas of California.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/146713 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Gouge, Dawn, Olson, Carl, Baker, Paul |
| Contributors | Entomology |
| Publisher | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Pamphlet |
| Relation | University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Publication AZ1232, Urban Pest Series No |
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