Pest Organisms / Eastern Subterranean Termite
Identification
for Eastern Subterranean Termite
Workers are wingless, eyeless, soft-bodied, white to cream, and about 1/4–3/8 inch long (Maryland Extension; Texas A&M). Source: https://extension.umd.edu/resource/termites Source: https://texasinsects.tamu.edu/termite/
Soldiers are roughly worker-sized but stand out by their enlarged, elongated yellowish heads with oversized mandibles. Source: https://extension.psu.edu/eastern-subterranean-termites
Swarmers (alates) are the dark caste — brown to black, with two pairs of equal-length wings; reported size runs from 1/4–3/8 inch (Texas A&M) to 3/8–1/2 inch (Penn State). Source: https://extension.psu.edu/eastern-subterranean-termites Source: https://texasinsects.tamu.edu/termite/