Termites
How long does a termite swarm last?
An individual flight can be brief — a humid evening, a few minutes of insects around a light. Swarm season in a US region can run weeks. Dead swarmers on a porch do not mean the colony died. Indoor wing piles still want a licensed look.
Collect, do not panic-spray
Bag a few insects or wings. Elbowed antennae are ants. Straight antennae and equal wings lean termite. Then inspect wood, not the sky.
Species pages
The question is only the field note. Control sequence, legal notes, and identification live on the species article.
Subterranean termite
Reticulitermes spp. (and related soil-dwelling genera)
Subterranean termites live in soil and build mud shelter tubes to reach wood. They are the default…
Drywood termite
Kalotermitidae (Incisitermes and others)
Drywood termites live inside the wood. They do not need soil contact. Pellets (frass) that look like tiny…
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