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Oh man, this drywood collection effort didn't turn out well
I was told about some firewood that was infested with drywood termites. The firewood was in the process of being hauled away for disposal BECAUSE it was infested. Unfortunately, I was really short on time and pretty much only had access to a hatchet (and a saw). Not even a good surface to chop wood on - all I had available was stone, dirt, or a rotting deck. None of this was ideal. Let's just say quickly trying to split firewood into small pieces that fit into a BigFatPhids container while getting LIVE drywoods did not turn out that well.
Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis, and a box of drywood termites that can't be seen
Isopods: (most no longer keeping) A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus, P. pruinosus, T. tomentosa
