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A recent survey conducted by Texas A&M and the Texas
Forest Service shows the Formosan termite has
established itself in residential and commercial
structures and in urban forest areas in Angelina,
Aransas, Bexar, Brazoria,
Collin,
Dallas, Denton,
Galveston, Henderson, Hidalgo, Harris, Jefferson,
Liberty, Nueces, Orange,
Rockwall,
Smith,
Tarrant
and Travis counties.
HELP IS AVAILABLE
The best defense against Formosan subterranean termites
is information, and the
Texas
A&M
University
department of entomology is arming consumers and pest
control operators with self-paced lessons available on
CD-ROM.
To obtain a copy, contact Glenn at the department of
entomology, TAMU 2475,
College Station,
TX
77843-2475.
Much of the information is available at the Texas A&M
termite website at:
http://termite.tamu.edu
One can
also link to the "Formosan Subterranean Termite"
(L-5233) in the publication section on that site.
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Formosan
Termites,
Coptotermes spp.
come from
China,
Formosa,
and
Japan.
They have been
introduced to
Hawaii
and the
Continental
United States.
It is thought
that they were
imported through
the military
supply crates
being brought
back following
World War II. In
Texas
they were first
identified in
1956 at a
shipyard in
Pasadena.
Currently there
are 19 counties
in
Texas
that have been
positively
identified as
having an
infestation of
Formosan
Subterranean
Termites.
The majority of
the sightings
are along the
Gulf coast with
scattered
sightings
inland. The
sightings inland
are due to the
transportation
of infested
soils or
materials (ex.
Lumber, wood
crates, or
mulch).
Formosan
Subterranean
Termites have
been positively
identified in
the following
counties in the
state of Texas:
Angelina,
Aransas, Bexar,
Brazoria,
Collin, Dallas,
Denton,
Galveston,
Henderson,
Hidalgo, Harris,
Jefferson,
Liberty, Nueces,
Orange,
Rockwall, Smith,
Tarrant, Travis.
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