Worker termites construct mud tubes and usher swarmer termites out for their annual mating season.
Formosan termites swarm in the evening hours between the months of April-July. Native termites swarm in February-April. Food and Foraging Foraging termites consume cellulose material, the most common source of which is wood. Native termites can forage up to 225 feet from the colony in the soil. Formosan termites can forage up to 450 feet from the colony.