Native Subterranean Termites: Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks), Reticulitermes hageni Banks (Insecta: Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)
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Reticulitermes flavipes
Reticulitermes virginicus
Reticulitermes
subterranean termites
indigenous species

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Chouvenc, Thomas, Nan-Yao Su, and Rudolf H. Scheffrahn. 2024. “Native Subterranean Termites: Reticulitermes Flavipes (Kollar), Reticulitermes Virginicus (Banks), Reticulitermes Hageni Banks (Insecta: Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae): EENY-212/IN369, 9/2024”. EDIS 2024 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in369-2024.

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