UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 333 



Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology 

 L. O. HOWARD, Chief 



Washington, D. C. 



PROFESSIONAL PAPER 



February 16, 1916 



TERMITES, OR "WHITE ANTS," 



IN THE UNITED STATES: THEIR DAMAGE, 



AND METHODS OF PREVENTION 



By 



THOMAS E. SNYDER, M. F., Assistant in Forest Entomology, 

 Forest Insect Investigations 



CONTENTS 



Introduction 



Classification 



Description of the Insects . . . 

 Communal Organization and Life 

 The Life Cycle 



Page 



The Swarm . . 8 



Geographical Distribution 12 



Economic Importance of Termites in the 



United States 13 



Preventive and Remedial Measures . . 26 



WASHINGTON 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1916 



