Formosan termite colonies may contain more than a million individuals. Tear dropped or egg-shaped head shorter than that of native subterranean termites. Make up between 5-10 percent of a colony. Formosan Termites often make aerial nests of chewed wood, saliva, and fecal material which is commonly called carton. They can be as large as several cubic feet and can be located above ground without soil contact.
Formosan termites cause the same type of damage as the other subterranean termites.
They can cause more rapid damage than native subterranean termites. They have been known to attack more than 47 plant species, including citrus, wild sherry, cherry laurel, sweet gum, cedar, willow, wax myrtle, Chinese elm and white oak. Formosan termites feed on both the spring growth and the summer growth wood. Distribution Formosan Termites, Coptotermes spp. They have been introduced to Hawaii and the Continental United States.