Drywood Swarmer Termites. Also most drywood termite soldiers and workers are larger than the soldiers and workers in subterranean termite colonies. Dampwood termites on the other hand swarm during summer seasons.
These insects can arrive from the air and infest structures without leaving any evidence like mud tubes behind and without requiring ground contact with a surface. These pellets are hard and have six distinct concave surfaces on the sides. Drywood termite soldiers have large mandibles mouthparts with teeth and their pronotum is as wide or wider than the head.
Therefore dead subterranean swarmers will have swarmers that are both winged and.
The swarming alates of drywood termites are released frequently but in relatively small swarms each time as opposed to other types of termites like some subterranean termite species which swarm by the thousands. Drywood termites usually swarm during fall months or late summer from august to november. Only the ends are rounded. These pellets are hard and have six distinct concave surfaces on the sides.
