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Food Preferences of Workers of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

open access: yesSociobiology, 2014
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki is an amphibious termite which severely damages wood components of housing construction, stored cellulose materials, living trees, and communication facilities.
Jianchu Mo
doaj   +4 more sources

Potential Hybridization between Two Invasive Termite Species, Coptotermes formosanus and C. gestroi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), and Its Biological and Economic Implications [PDF]

open access: yesInsects, 2017
The Asian subterranean termite, Coptotermes gestroi, is a tropical species but has increasingly been collected from the subtropics in recent years, making it sympatric to the Formosan subterranean termite, C.
Nan-Yao Su, Thomas Chouvenc, Hou-Feng Li
doaj   +3 more sources

Comparative Study of the Resistance of Six Hawaii-Grown Bamboo Species to Attack by the Subterranean Termites Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki and Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)

open access: yesInsects, 2011
Bamboo is widely grown and utilized as a construction material around the world, particularly in the tropics. At present, there are about 70 bamboo species and varieties recorded from Hawaii.
J Kenneth Grace, Grace J Kenneth
exaly   +4 more sources

Ivermectin Dust for the Control of Coptotermes formosanus in Residential Areas

open access: yesSociobiology, 2014
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki is an important termite severely damage wood components of housing construction and old living trees in residential areas in south of China.
Jingyang Zhao   +4 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Coptotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) established in Israel and world distribution of a major termite pest [PDF]

open access: yesCheck List, 2020
The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909, is a highly destructive structural pest endemic to East Asia. We report a land-based establishment of C.
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Do Tunnel Patterns of Coptotermes formosanus and Coptotermes gestroi (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) Reflect Different Foraging Strategies?

open access: yesSociobiology, 2014
Tunnel network construction and time to food (wood) discovery by Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki and Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) (formerly known as Coptotermes vastator Light in the Pacific region) was examined when wood was
Nirmala K. Hapukotuwa, J. Kenneth Grace
doaj   +3 more sources

Formosan Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

open access: yesEDIS, 2002
This document is EENY-121 one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: January 2000.
Nan-Yao Su, Rudolph H. Scheffrahn
doaj   +6 more sources

Screening of Multiple Potential Control Genes for use in Caste and Body Region Comparisons Using RT-qPCR in Coptotermes formosanus

open access: yesSociobiology, 2014
Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermes formosanus, are a significant worldwide pest. Molecular gene expression is an important tool for understanding the physiology of organisms.
Matthew R Tarver   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Effectively Detects Invasive Species, Pests, and Community Changes in Taiwan's Rice Fields. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
(A) Venn diagram of species detected in planting and harvesting fields. Circle and overlap size denote proportional species diversity representation across field types. (B) Sankey diagram showing the association between rice field types (planting and harvesting) and detected species.
Banerjee P   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Coptotermes 'suzhouensis' (syn. Coptotermes formosanus) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and Molecular Phylogeny Analysis. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Insect Sci, 2018
Coptotermes suzhouensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) is a significant subterranean termite pest of wooden structures and is widely distributed in southeastern China. The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of C. suzhouensis was analyzed in this study. The mitogenome was a circular molecule of 15,764 bp in length, which contained 13 protein-coding genes (
Li J   +7 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

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