Male‐specific alleles in the Ryukyu drywood termite Neotermes sugioi [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Sex‐determination systems often show remarkable diversity in upstream signals, although downstream genes are broadly conserved. Therefore, the downstream genes have been investigated in various taxa, but the most upstream signals determining sex in ...
Ayaka Agarie +3 more
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A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the detection of Cryptotermes brevis West Indian drywood termite (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Cryptotermes brevis is one of the most destructive invasive termites in the subtropics and tropics and is a common biosecurity intercept at the Australian border. Drywood termite species are cryptic and difficult to identify morphologically in situations
Vera Andjic +3 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the drywood termite Cryptotermes havilandi (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 We report the first complete mitochondrial genome of an important pest of timber, the drywood termite Cryptotermes havilandi. The gene content and synteny of the mitochondrial genome of C.
Petr Stiblik +2 more
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Searching for biological feedstock material: 3D printing of wood particles from house borer and drywood termite frass. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Frass (fine powdery refuse or fragile perforated wood produced by the activity of boring insects) of larvae of the European house borer (EHB) and of drywood termites was tested as a natural and novel feedstock for 3D-printing of wood-based materials ...
Rudy Plarre +9 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of drywood termite, Incisitermes minor (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018 The complete mitochondrial genome of drywood termite, Incisitermes minor, is reported in this study. The circular mitogenome has a length of 15,970 bp and encodes 37 genes including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA), two ribosomal ...
Yiyuan Liao +4 more
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EDIS, 2008 Revised! ENY-211, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by F. M. Oi, R. Scheffrahn, W. Kern, and K. C. Ruppert, describes these two groups of structurally damaging termites that live inside the wood they eat, signs of infestation, and control.
Faith M. Oi +3 more
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Limited food induces nepotism in drywood termites. [PDF]
Biol Lett, 2006 The evolution of cooperation and altruistic behaviour where individuals forego their own reproduction to help others reproduce can be explained by kin selection. Depending on the costs and benefits provided, altruism can be evolutionarily favoured if it is directed at close relatives.
Korb J.
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Molecular Phylogeny Reveals the Past Transoceanic Voyages of Drywood Termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae). [PDF]
Mol Biol Evol, 2022 Abstract Termites are major decomposers in terrestrial ecosystems and the second most diverse lineage of social insects. The Kalotermitidae form the second-largest termite family and are distributed across tropical and subtropical ecosystems, where they typically live in small colonies confined to single wood items inhabited by ...
Buček A +17 more
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Field Demonstration of Heat Technology to Mitigate Heat Sinks for Drywood Termite (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae) Management [PDF]
Insects, 2021 With heat treatments to control drywood termites (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae), the presence of heat sinks causes heat to be distributed unevenly throughout the treatment areas. Drywood termites may move to galleries in heat sink areas to avoid exposure to
Jia-Wei Tay, Devon James
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Nesting ecology and cuticular microbial loads in dampwood (Zootermopsis angusticollis) and drywood termites (Incisitermes minor, I. schwarzi, Cryptotermes cavifrons) [PDF]
Journal of Insect Science, 2003 Termites form one-piece nests in wood that can vary in their moisture content and degree of decomposition, and thus microbial richness. To estimate the microbial load of nests and the potential risk they pose for colony members, we quantified the number ...
Rebeca B. Rosengaus +3 more
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