OHIO TERMITE (ISOPTERA) SURVEY: METHODOLOGY and PEST MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT

Abstract:
An ongoing survey of termites in Ohio was initiated during spring 2001. The pest-management industry contributed substantially to termite-collecting efforts, which were coordinated by the Entomology Department, Ohio State University. This survey effort, including materials and procedures, is detailed herein. During 2001, 22 pest-management companies cooperated to collect specimens from 21 counties in Ohio, 3 counties in Kentucky, and 1 county in West Virginia. A total of approximately 400 termite samples were obtained from 39 Ohio counties. Reticulitermes was the prevalent genus found throughout the state. An infestation of the western drywood termite, Incisitermes minor, was recorded in Hamilton County.