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Pacific dampwood termite

Zootermopsis angusticollis

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Pacific dampwood termites live along the pacific coast from BC to Mexico. They inhabitat damp or rotting wood and are not as invasive as drywood termites. They rise at dusk in the late summer or fall. Averaging an inch long, they are an even red-brown color

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PublishedSeptember 22, 2011

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