. Annual report, including a report of the insects of New Jersey, 1909. Order ISOPTERA. This order is characterized by having a flattened, loose-jointed body, the wings similar in size and shape, net veined, the metamorphoses in- complete. Only a single representative species occurs in New Jersey, the Termite, commonly known as a "white ; These "white ants" live in colonies in dead or decaying stumps, logs or standing trunks or under stones in woodland. The forms most commonly seen are the "workers," which are whitish in color, have a large head without eyes,
. Annual report, including a report of the insects of New Jersey, 1909. Order ISOPTERA. This order is characterized by having a flattened, loose-jointed body, the wings similar in size and shape, net veined, the metamorphoses in- complete. Only a single representative species occurs in New Jersey, the Termite, commonly known as a "white ; These "white ants" live in colonies in dead or decaying stumps, logs or standing trunks or under stones in woodland. The forms most commonly seen are the "workers," which are whitish in color, have a large head without eyes, moderately de- veloped jaws, a soft, some- what flattened oval body, and are about one-quarter of an inch long. Scattered among them are somewhat larger individuals with long, sharp- pointed, brown-tipped mandi- bles, and these are the sol- diers whose function it is to defend the colony. In the spring, yet larger, chestnut- brown forms with eyes and developed wings are found, and these are the males and females which "swarm" in May or June, coming out of the nests in immense numbers and fluttering feebly in the bright sunshine for a short period. They do not attack growing vegetation in our State, but are often found in partly decayed trees and may hasten the death of such. Some- times they get into the woodwork of fences and buildings, and may then do considerably injury. Remedial measures must be adapted to the case in hand and may mean the injection of carbon disulphide. soaking with creosote or the actual removal of the infested wood. In all cases an effort should be made to locate and destroy the central nest from which the specimens come. Our species is listed as follows:. Fig. 9.—Ternics ilavipes the castes: a, larva; worker; d, soldier; "white ant," showing winged female; c, large female; f. pupa. Natural size marked by lines. Family TERMITlD.^i. TERMES Linn. T. flavipes Koll. Found commonly throughout the State. 4 IN (49). Please note that these
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