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Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 2011 In the view to find sustainable methods to prevent termite attacks to wooden objects and structural timbers, this study represents a preliminary step in the evaluation of some natural substances considered as effective by some African popular traditions.
Lara Maistrello +4 more
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Disentangling the aging gene expression network of termite queens
BMC Genomics, 2021 Background Most insects are relatively short-lived, with a maximum lifespan of a few weeks, like the aging model organism, the fruit-fly Drosophila melanogaster.
José Manuel Monroy Kuhn +2 more
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Tropical wood resistance to the West Indian drywood termite
Pest Management Science, 2017 AbstractBACKGROUNDThe importance and impact of invasive species are usually considered based on their economic implications, particularly the direct damage that they cause. The West Indian drywood termite Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) is an example and is a concern in structural lumber, furniture, and other wood products.
Lírio Cosme +4 more
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Jurnal Penelitian Hasil Hutan (Journal of Forest Products Research), 2017 Two regrowth wood species, i.e. tusam (Pinus merkusii Jungh. et de Vr.) and mangium (Acacia mangium Wild.) were used in this study. Specimens measuring 25 mm x 25 mm x 50 mm and 5 mm x 25 mm x 25 mm were prepared for testing against dry-wood termite ...
Jamal Balfas, Ginuk Sumarni
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BiomassThis research aimed to evaluate the biological resistance to xylophagous organisms and the dimensional stability related to water absorption in plastic wood panels manufactured by compression molding and produced with pine wood and recycled ...
Emilly Silva +5 more
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NEW DISTRIBUTION RECORD OF Cryptotermes brevis (ISOPTERA, KALOTERMITIDAE) IN ARGENTINA
Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2014 The first record of the West Indian drywood termite Cryptotermes brevis (Walker, 1853) in the city of Corrientes (Argentina) is reported. Several C. brevis colonies were detected inside a local deposit, from wooden crates used for carrying fresh fruits.
Juan Manuel Coronel +4 more
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Levantamento e identificação de cupins (Insecta: Isoptera) em área urbana de Piracicaba - SP
Ciência Florestal, 2000 This paper deals with the occurrence of termites in a urban area of Piracicaba City, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Samples of home and commercial buildings were surveyed and the termites collected were identified.
Evôneo Filho Berti +1 more
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Biotik: Jurnal Ilmiah Biologi Teknologi dan Kependidikan, 2019 A study had been carried out from May 2017 to February 2018 at Suaq Balimbing Research Center, Gunung Leuser National Park to determine the biology of termite nests of Nasutitermitinae subfamily.
Hendra Ervany +2 more
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Naturally occurring infestations of drywood termites in books
, 1997 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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ALIMENTARY CANAL ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY OF THE WORKER TERMITE NEOTERMES BOSEI
Biotropia: The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology, 2006 As social insects, termites live in a colony that consist of reproductive (drone and queen), and non-reproductive (soldiers and workers) castes. Workers obtain their food directly from wood, humus, and other substances that contain cellulose.
LEKSONO EKOPURANTO HARIPRABOWO +2 more
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