This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- The termites you see are indeed subterranean termite reproductives. The wings are all the same size, the antennae are straight, and the abdomen is uniform in size - not pinched. These do not directly consume cellulose, so your initial response of removing them was correct. That's the good news. The bad news is that the swarmers indicate a colony (or two) of subterranean termites on site. Keep a record of every area these swarmers were seen and call your termite contractor in to take a look at the area.
Are these swarmers coming in on walls that butt the exterior perimeter or are the interior walls? From: ad...@museumpests.net [mailto:ad...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Carter, Beth C. (Historical Society) Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 4:55 PM To: 'pestlist@museumpests.net' Subject: [pestlist] Termite question This is a message from the Museumpests List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello, Today we discovered hundreds of winged subterranean termites and larva in a corridor and bathroom near our collections workroom. The termites are coming up through the floors via the trim and through the tile grout in the bathroom. The termites are moving down the corridor toward collections areas. Our facilities staff was instructed to spray the pests with windex and vacuum them up. This doesn't seem to be a sound solution to our infestation in my opinion. Am I wrong? Our building is treated yearly for termites, but this infestation has me concerned. What recommendations do you have for this issue? I have attached an image of just one of the traps that I set out this morning. Thank you for your time and any suggestions you have. All the best, Beth Carter Beth A. Caffery Carter Collections Management Assistant Kentucky Historical Society Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History 100 W. Broadway Frankfort, KY 40601 502-564-1792 ext. 4466 bethc.car...@ky.gov<mailto:trevor.jo...@ky.gov> www.history.ky.gov<http://history.ky.gov/> [khs_logo_email_footer] Did You Know...that the KHS Online Objects Catalog holds over 11,000 objects and counting? Log on<http://www.history.ky.gov/objects> today to search by keyword or browse random images. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.Net> To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com<mailto:l...@collectionpests.com> or l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestlist@museumpests.Net To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pestlist@museumpests.net and in the subject put: "unsubscribe" - no quotes please. You are receiving the Pestlist emails in standard mode. To change to the DIGEST mode send an email to imail...@museumpests.net with this command in the body: set mode digest pestlist Any problems email l...@collectionpests.com or l...@zaks.com
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