termite life cycle pdf

LIFE CYCLE Termite life cycles vary according to the termite species being considered. Typically eggs take between 23-30 days to hatch.

Pdf The Life Cycle Of Reticulitermes Spp Isoptera Rhinotermitidae What Do We Know

Termites live in true social groups with a division of labor between the different castes of individuals.

. 1 single queen can lay up to 10 million eggs in her lifetime and she can found up to 20 different colonies in her lifetime. Winged Formosan termite reproductives also called alates or swarmers are yellowish brown and 12 to 15 mm long 05 to 06 inch Figs. Within these castes are a complex life cycle with the development of individuals that look and behave differently from other members of the group.

The soldiers of most termite species are without eyes however some species have soldiers with very tiny eyes. Termites then grow and eventually fall somewhere in the termite social. 3-5 is for the eastern subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes.

Download Adobe Acrobat version of the manual Cdc-pdf PDF 665 MB Sometimes poor housing is a shorthand way of describing living conditions of poor people. Workers soldiers and reproductives which may or may not be winged. The simplified model of a termite life cycle indicates the three castes the reproductives the soldiers and the workers.

Subterranean termites and take precautions against infestations. Figure 1 shows the life cycle of these termites. Termite eggs look like little grains of rice which are often orange or yellow in color.

Stage 1 Termite Egg. They are fed by the workers. The termites eggs usually take about a duration of 30 days.

For the termite life cycle. Figure 421 shows the life cycle of the termite. Termites are sometimes confused with winged forms of ants which also leave their underground nests in large num-bers to establish new colonies and swarm in a manner similar to that of reproductive stages of termites.

The different castes are separated into adult reproductives workers and soldiers. Subterranean termites are found in every state except Alaska. To minimize termite damage it is help-ful to be able to identify them know something about their life cycle be able to recognize signs of infestation and know about preventive and control measures.

Like most insects termites begin at the egg stage. Antennae wings and waist Fig. The poor include the aged deprived ethnic minority groups the infirmed and families headed by unemployed women.

It all begins for a termite when the queen lays the egg. Soldier top with enlarged head and mandibles and worker termites. Typical subterranean termite life cycle.

Winged adult termite. Figure 3 - 4. When searching for food termites usually follow a chemi-cal or moisture gradient toward the food source.

Winged reproductives alates or swarmers. How-ever ants and termites can be distin-guished by checking three features. Eggs hatch into larvae and molt to develop into workers soldiers and primary and secondary reproductives.

Once the fertilized queen will be laying her eggs they will usually hatch into larvae that are pale white in color. Termites have protozoa in their digestive tracts that can convert cellulose into usable food so subterranean termites feed. The termite life span begins when it hatches as a nymph or immature termite.

Types of individuals make up the termite caste system. The following life cycle fig. The queen can lay from several 100 to several 1000 every day.

She lays many eggs every day queen termites of some termite species may produce 20000 to 30000 eggs per day. The so far poorly understood concept of caste determination. Due to the fact that termites are hemimetabolous insects even the nymphs take part in the social life and have their specific tasks to fulfil.

They may follow roots or abandoned tunnels previously excavated by ants or earthworms.

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