Subterranean termites live in a nest or colony which is typically found underground, often near a tree, stump, wood pile or other source of ‘food’. Each colony contains a king and queen, soldier and worker termites. The queen is able to lay thousands of eggs each year while the soldier termites protect the colony from invaders (such as ants). The majority of the colony consists of thousands of whitish workers who have various jobs within the colony. Some workers take care of the queen and the newly hatching immature (sometimes called “larvae”). Other workers forage (search) for food. The foraging workers are the ones that we find infesting wood.