Termites are soft-bodied insects, also commonly known as “white ants” but are actually very different from and distantly related to ants. They belong to different groups of insects: termites are Isopterans that are closely related to another group of pests, the cockroaches; while ants are grouped with bees and wasps in Hymenoptera. Termites are generally light-colored, and have fore wings and hind wings that are about the same size and shape and lay flat against the back. These wings are one of the signs of termite infestation when…
