Insects affecting the orange . A certainamouul of moisture is necessary to their existence, and very dry woodis usually free from their attacks. 121 122 INSECTS AFFECTING THE ORANGE. TEEMES FLAVIPES Kollar.[Fig. This species is common from Maine to Texas, and is especially abun-dant in the South, where it invariably attacks wood buried in or lyingupon the ground. Each colony consists of numerous workers, among which are severaldistinct forms, and a lew males and females. The females never leavethe home nest, but, like the queen of the honey bee, devote themselvesto producing eggs, which a
Insects affecting the orange . A certainamouul of moisture is necessary to their existence, and very dry woodis usually free from their attacks. 121 122 INSECTS AFFECTING THE ORANGE. TEEMES FLAVIPES Kollar.[Fig. This species is common from Maine to Texas, and is especially abun-dant in the South, where it invariably attacks wood buried in or lyingupon the ground. Each colony consists of numerous workers, among which are severaldistinct forms, and a lew males and females. The females never leavethe home nest, but, like the queen of the honey bee, devote themselvesto producing eggs, which are hatched and cared for by the workers. The central nest.^, in which are hived the queens and eggs, are rarelydiscovered, but generally exist in deeply-buried roots or in the hearts ofstumps and logs of the largest size. The workers extend their operations to immense distances, and, insearch of food, excavate slender subterranean galleries, hundreds andeven thousands of feet in length. It is, therefore, practically impossi-. FiG. 46 lermes flavipes: a, larva; &, winged male; c, worker; d, soldier; e, large female;/, nymphe- (From the Am. Ent., Vol. II.) ble to trace these galleries to their source, and by finding and destroy-ing the brood nest to break up a colony. Twice each year, in spring and fall, multitudes of winged males andfemales are produced, which swarm forth during the cooler parts of theday or after rains, and fill the air with their liutteriug forms. Most ofthese fall a prey to birds, reptiles, insects, and other predatory animals,but many escape, and, after coupling, lose their wings, and in pairs seeksuitable places in which to found new colonies. Injuries to Oramje.—Owing to their subterranean habits and avoid-ance of light, Termites are very insidious foes. Their vast numbers en-able them to very quickly accomplish the work of destruction, so thatoften the finding a tree in dying condition is the first intimation whichthe orange grower receives of their pre
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