Formosan termite (Photo: United States Department of Agriculture)Formosan termites
The Formosan is also called the Super Termite by pest control pros, primarily because a mature colony can eat more than 13 ounces of wood per day. If they latch onto a wood structure they like in May, they can turn it into sawdust by August. Originally from Asia, they're generally found in structures in the Southwest and Southeast U.S. You can make your house less of a termite target by keeping firewood piles away from the house and making sure any wood siding or eaves are well primed and painted.
