Food Preferences of Workers of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
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
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Potential Hybridization between Two Invasive Termite Species, Coptotermes formosanus and C. gestroi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), and Its Biological and Economic Implications [PDF]
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
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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
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Ivermectin Dust for the Control of Coptotermes formosanus in Residential Areas
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
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Coptotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) established in Israel and world distribution of a major termite pest [PDF]
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
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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
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Formosan Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
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
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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
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Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Effectively Detects Invasive Species, Pests, and Community Changes in Taiwan's Rice Fields. [PDF]
(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
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The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Coptotermes 'suzhouensis' (syn. Coptotermes formosanus) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and Molecular Phylogeny Analysis. [PDF]
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
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