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- Queen life span in the absence of kings averaged 4·9 ± 0·4 years (range 3·6–6·3 years) after pairing, not significantly different from the life span of queens living with kings.
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Feb 28, 2024 · Compared to subterranean or drywood termites, dampwood termites aren’t a huge concern. However, an infestation is a sign that your home has moisture problems and wood decay, possibly caused by leaky plumbing, poor drainage, and faulty ventilation.
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Mar 8, 2021 · Lifespan varies greatly across the tree of life. Of the various explanations for this phenomenon, those that involve trade-offs between reproduction and longevity have gained considerable support.
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Mar 8, 2021 · An efficient antioxidant system as a longevity assurance mechanism may explain why termite queens enjoy long lifespans. If mutations causing oxidative stress-induced DNA damage are not eliminated from the germline, they may pass to the offspring, reducing their fitness.
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Feb 16, 2023 · Depending on the species, a termite queen can live on average between 10 – 25 years with some species living as old as 50 years. That said, termites should be caught much sooner than that because most termites can completely destroy a house in a few years if not treated in time.
- The termite queen is the egg producing matriarch of a termite colony. Every termite in a colony has come from one of her eggs. She plays a large ro...
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Termite queens are able to live for decades with the longest recorded length of 28.5 years. [2] In relation to size, mature queens are on average larger than male kings, making them easier to identify within a colony. [2]
Nov 1, 2002 · We report age-specific survivorship of founding kings and queens and colony age of first production of fertile progeny (alates) of two cohorts, containing 52 and 42 complete colonies, respectively, in the primitive dampwood termite Zootermopsis nevadensis ssp. nevadensis.
Dampwood termite treatment is largely based on eliminating any moist wood and other sources of moisture. Additional ways. Repair leaking faucets, water pipes and AC units on the outside of the home. Store firewood at least 20 feet away from the house.
