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Thermal tolerance of an invasive drywood termite, Cryptotermes brevis (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae)
Journal of Thermal Biology, 2022West Indian drywood termites (Cryptotermes brevis, Blattodea: Kalotermitidae) are an important invasive termite in many countries including Australia where they are spreading across two eastern states. Fumigation is often used to eliminate infestations, but it is costly, has negative environmental effects and does not prevent reinfestation.
Janet McDonald +3 more
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Impact of drywood termites in the Islands of Azores
IABSE Symposium, Lisbon 2005: Structures and Extreme Events, 2005Summary The detection in 2002 of drywood termites in the islands of Azores has became an urgent issue to be coped with given the fast degradation that structural elements can show after a short period of installation of the colony. In the United States control costs associated with drywood termite degradation are estimated to exceed 300 million dollars
Lina Nunes +5 more
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Nitrogen Inventories and Nitrogenase Expression Rates of a Drywood and a Subterranean Termite
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2022Abstract Recent research has shown that a subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki) is dependent on dietary nitrogen in order to fulfill it's nitrogen requirements for colony growth and development. Crypototermes brevis (Walker) was chosen as a model for comparison, as it has no access to dietary nitrogen outside of it’s wood
Aaron Mullins +2 more
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Unique zinc mass in mandibles separates drywood termites from other groups of termites
Naturwissenschaften, 2008Previously, the presence of metals in arthropod mandibles has been linked with harder cuticle, and in termites, a 20% increase in hardness has been found for mandibles containing major quantities of zinc. The current study utilises electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis to assess incidence and abundance of metals in all extant ...
Cribb, Bronwen W. +6 more
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Evaluation of Insecticides for Western Drywood Termite Control, 1978
Insecticide and Acaricide Tests, 1979Abstract Eight insecticides were tested for effectiveness against field populations of Incisitermesminor collected from native woods and maintained in the laboratory. Whatman No. 1 filter paper, cut into discs (72 cm2) and set into 9.7 cm I.D. uncovered petri dish tops, were treated with insecticide.
R. H. Scheffrahn +2 more
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2000
A phylogenetic analysis of Australian drywood termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) based on partial sequence from the cytochrome oxidase II (COII) and cytochrome b genes is presented. In addition to providing new information on the evolutionary relationships among 25 species from seven genera, we evaluate the relative likelihoods of alternative ...
Graham J Thompson +2 more
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A phylogenetic analysis of Australian drywood termites (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae) based on partial sequence from the cytochrome oxidase II (COII) and cytochrome b genes is presented. In addition to providing new information on the evolutionary relationships among 25 species from seven genera, we evaluate the relative likelihoods of alternative ...
Graham J Thompson +2 more
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Termites and Standard Norms in Wood Protection: A Proposal Targeting Drywood Termites
2017A standard is a technical document approved by a recognized certification body at national or international level, which defines and unifies the characteristics and specifications of a process, product or service, to ensure quality and safe, reliable performances in respect to environment. The use of international standards allows to remove barriers to
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Feeding Preferences of the Drywood Termite,Cryptotermes brevis
Environmental Entomology, 1973Feeding preference order of micropterous Cryptotermes brevis Walker nymphs in homogeneous laminates of paired sapwood pieces was balsa > western redcedar > Douglas-fir > southern yellow pine by volume consumed, and cedar > fir > balsa > pine by weight consumed. Only pine was consumed in significantly less quantities both by volume and weight.
D. R. Minnick +2 more
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Foraging choice and replacement reproductives facilitate invasiveness in drywood termites
Biological Invasions, 2010All highly cryptic drywood termites derive their food and water from a single piece of wood. Despite the fact that most species share the same life cycles, only a few have become invasive tramp species. Variation in production of replacement reproductives and food size choice were determined for nine species of the important drywood genus Cryptotermes ...
Theodore A. Evans +2 more
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Performance of Treated Surfaces Against Western Drywood Termites, 1980
Insecticide and Acaricide Tests, 1982Abstract The objective of these tests was to determine if various types of paints and wood preservatives would prevent drywood termite penetration or feeding on treated wood surfaces and paper. Western drywood termites, Incisitermes minor (Hagen), were removed from infested sycamore and walnut logs collected in the Riverside vicinity ...
Michael K. Rust, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn
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