Arjun Khadka, current doctoral student in the Department of Entomology at LSU, collects termites using cardboard traps at the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center in Baton Rouge.
—Justice Rougeau photo
The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, is a highly destructive pest and an invasive species to the United States.
BATON ROUGE — While termites are active year round, most species of subterranean termites tend to swarm in the spring and summer months here in Louisiana.
Workers and soldiers in a Formosan subterranean termite colony.
—John Hartgerink Photo
Paula Castillo, current doctoral student in the Department of Entomology, dissects termite antennae.
—Qian Sun Photo
The Formosan subterranean termite is an invasive species introduced to the continental United States in the 1950s. In Louisiana, it was first reported in Lake Charles and New Orleans in the 1960s.
Formosan subterranean termite workers and soldiers are rarely seen. But the alates or swarmers will be flying from late April to June.
—John Hartgerink Photo
BATON ROUGE — This is the time of year when you can expect to begin seeing swarms of Formosan subterranean termites.
—LSU AgCenter photo
BATON ROUGE — Discover proven ways to keep your home cool, dry and free of destructive termites at the spring open house at the LSU AgCenter LaHouse Home and Landscape Resource Center from 10 a.m.
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