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Damage caused by Formosan subterranean termites to a window sill of the Southern Regional Research Center Library. The colony nest was located two floors below in the soil, but workers entered the building through mud shelter tubes that they constructed through the hollow brick walls. The damage went unnoticed until moisture from foraging galleries by the termites caused the paint to blister. Much of the wood had been consumed by the termites before they were detected. |
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Some remnants of a nest are visible in this cavity, which was hollowed out by Formosan subterranean termites while the tree was still alive. Microbiologist Alan Lax checks the extent of the damage. |
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Formosan subterranean termites can turn solid beams into shredded-wheat-like wood. Entomoligist Ed Freytag (left) and microbiologist Alan Lax inspect damage to the floor of a building in the French Quarter. |
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Microbiologist Alan Lax examines carton nest material on insulation and framing damaged by the Formosan subterranean termite. |
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The Cabildo, maintained by the Louisiana State Museum, was the site for signing of the Louisiana Purchase. It was infested by the Formosan subterranean termite as is the rest of the French Quarter (Vieux Carre') where the museum is located. This building was one of the first to be treated using the technologically advanced monitoring and baiting. After several months of baiting there have been no further signs of the termite in the building. |
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Formosan subterranean termites show no respect for historic Jackson Square (foreground), St. Louis Cathedral, or the neighboring Cabildo at left, where the Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremony took place in 1803. |
