Arthropod Samples in December 2011

Subterranean Termite (Rhinotermitidae)

Scientific Name: Reticulitermes hesperus

Photo(s): Winged subterranean termite, Jared Kunz, Utah State University.

Type: Structural

Situation: Found in home

County: Box Elder

Fact Sheets: Utah State University Extension; University of Nebraska Lincoln

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