| Reticulitermes flavipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Blattodea |
| Infraorder: | Isoptera |
| Family: | Rhinotermitidae |
| Genus: | Reticulitermes |
| Species: | R. flavipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar, 1837)
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| Synonyms | |
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Termes flavipes Kollar | |
Reticulitermes flavipes, the eastern subterranean termite, is the most common termite found in North America.[1] These termites are the most economically important wood destroying insects in the United States and are classified as pests.[1] They feed on cellulose material such as the structural wood in buildings, wooden fixtures, paper, books, and cotton. A mature colony can range from 20,000 workers to as high as 5 million workers and the primary queen of the colony lays 5,000 to 10,000 eggs per year to add to this total.[1]
- ^ a b c "Eastern Subterranean Termites Fact Sheet" (PDF). pestcontrol.basf.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2009.