Eastern Subterranean Termite

Found in soil and within wood structures, particularly in damp or humid areas across North America.

Cellulose-based materials such as wood, paper, cotton, and cardboard, digested with the help of symbiotic microorganisms.

Eusocial insects living in complex underground colonies with a caste system (workers, soldiers, and reproductives). They build protective mud tubes to travel between soil and food sources safely.

Major economic risk due to significant structural damage to homes and buildings; ecologically beneficial as they decompose dead wood and aerate soil in natural environments.