“They sometimes just decide to swarm in large numbers,” a San Antonio-area entomologist said.
in Bexar County, you may see swarms of flying insects, but what exactly are they? KSAT asked an expert for the answer.Don’t worry, desert termites, also known as agricultural termites, aren’t the kind that eat up your home.
“They do not cause damage to plants or structures. They feed on dead and stressed forbes, grasses, and roots,” Keck said. “Sometimes cause some damage to turf, but usually because the grass isn’t well watered and the roots are too short as a result of shallow watering.”Desert termites are native to our area, and you may see many of them due to a combination of the right weather conditions and the insects’ biology.
The winged versions are called swarmers or alates. They leave the colony to find locations for new colonies.If you have desert termites, there’s no need to call out pest control. “Desert termites help regulate the flow of carbon and nitrogen in an ecosystem. They process as much as half the dead roots and litter in annual and perennial grasslands,” according to theJulie Moreno has worked in local television news for more than 25 years. She came to KSAT as a news producer in 2000. After producing thousands of newscasts, she transitioned to the digital team in 2015.
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