Termites, Too, are Struggling to Return After Katrina

An annual survey of the number of Formosan termites in the French Quarter this year shows them at the lowest level since the survey began in 1989.

This year, volunteers collected an average 443 insects in the French Quarter, and an average 8,719 in traps elsewhere.

The Quarter collection is significantly less than last year's average of 3,152 insects, and well below the average of 13,830 collected in 1998, which was the largest number collected in the historic district. 

This year's average numbers for outside the Quarter also are down, both from last year's 11,546 and from a historic high of 37,737 in 2005.

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Source: NOLA.com