. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST I908 57 mounted and unmounted, newspaper files and other material. The white ants fairly riddled the blocks upon which the electrotypes were mounted and ran galleries through files of back publications, thus causing heavy losses. These insects can be easily recognized as white, wingless, ant- like forms. They are only seen, as a rule, when material in which they are boring has been disturbed as in the above mentioned. Fig. ig Termes flav
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science -- New York (State); Plants -- New York (State); Animals -- New York (State). REPORT OF THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST I908 57 mounted and unmounted, newspaper files and other material. The white ants fairly riddled the blocks upon which the electrotypes were mounted and ran galleries through files of back publications, thus causing heavy losses. These insects can be easily recognized as white, wingless, ant- like forms. They are only seen, as a rule, when material in which they are boring has been disturbed as in the above mentioned. Fig. ig Termes flavipes:a, queen: b, young of winged female; c, worker; d, soldier, all enlarged. (After Marlatt, U. S. Dep't Agric. Div. Ent. Bal. 4. n. s. 1896) instance. This form remains active throughout the year in build- ings that are kept warm during the winter. The ants excavate numerous irregular galleries through wood, paper and almost any material except stone or metal. They are communistic in habit and with a social organization similar to that of the honey bee. The only satisfactory method of preventing injury in vaults and similar places is first to thoroughly clean the infested chamber or chambers V. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum; University of the State of New York. Albany, N. Y. : University of the State of New York
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