Library

The ABIS library is a collection of useful reference material relating to buildings and their problems as well as timber pests such as termites.

The library is a combination of material written by ABIS as a result of our own research and practical experience together with useful information gleaned from other authoritative sources.

 

Termite Types: Multi Site Nesters

Nesting behaviour

  • Colony will live in multiple pieces of wood
  • ‘Subterranean' = able to burrow through soil (and so find more wood)
  • Medium queens
  • Medium colony sizes (< 00,000s of termites)
  • Colony lifespan increased

Examples:

Mastotermes darwiniensis, Heterotermes spp. and Schedorhinotermes spp.

Reproduction and life cycles

Two developmental lines
  • ‘winged line'
  • ‘wingless line'
Flexible development all individuals might eventually mature into winged or wingless reproductives

Reproduction Diagram

E.g. Mastotermes, Heterotermes and Schedorhinotermes

Life Cycle