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Eastern Subterranean Termite
This is the most common and widely distributed termite in North America. It occurs south of the line where the average annual minimum temperature is -22 F (-30 C). This includes southern Ontario, Canada, and southward through the eastern United States and into Texas.

Damage
Subterranean termites eat mostly the spring wood and leave the lignin-containing summer wood which they cannot effectively digest. Hence, damaged wood appears to be layered. Also, soil is typically found in the galleries. A typical mature colony may consist of 60,000 to over a million workers. Sixty thousand workers can/may eat 1/5 ounce or 5 grams of wood each day. At this rate, such a colony could completely consume 2 1/3 linear feet of a pin 2" x 4" board in 1 year. However, there may be several colonies associated with a single building.

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