Common Pests in New York (Articles)

Description: There are three main types of adults: reproductives, soldiers, and workers. The reproductives include the king and queen which produce the eggs. The soldiers protect the colony from attackers such as ants. Workers are the heart of the colony. They clean and care for all the other termites and forage for food such as wood and paper products. When a colony is several years old and large, it may produce a…

Termites are social insects belonging to the order of Isoptera. The Termite colony has three primary castes: workers, soldiers and the reproductives the king and the queen. They can utilize wood cellulose and this is their basic difference from other insects. termites mostly feed on dead plant material and cellulose, in the form of wood, leaflitter and soil. Termites are among the most sucessfull groups of insectson…

Flies can regularly be found in homes and businesses across the USA. Some species are more common than others and are attracted to different environments suited to their natural habits and lifecycle. Flies are a common invader in homes and commercial accounts. But they are more than a nuisance. Flies land and feed on filth one moment and food and food preparation areas the next. This behavior lends itself to serio…