Soil macrofauna response to integrated soil fertility management under maize monocropping in Zimbabwe [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 The continued decline in both populations and diversity of soil macrofauna in agroecosystems remains a major concern for sustainable food production in Southern Africa.
T.P. Tauro +3 more
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The toxic impact of the extract of the Dieffenbachia picta leaves on the ratio of death in the termites' workers Microcerotermes diversus (silvestri) [Isoptera: Termitidae] [PDF]
Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2022 Effects of the extract obtained from the Dieffinbachia picta leaves were examined on the termite workers of Microcerotermes diversus using four treatments (T) including 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% by spraying.
Sundus Hussein Alwan
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Prospection and Evaluation of (Hemi) Cellulolytic Enzymes Using Untreated and Pretreated Biomasses in Two Argentinean Native Termites [PDF]
, 2015 Saccharum officinarum bagasse (common name: sugarcane bagasse) and Pennisetum purpureum (also known as Napier grass) are among the most promising feedstocks for bioethanol production in Argentina and Brazil.
Arneodo Larochette, Joel Demián +10 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2021 We present an open (publicly available) and updatable database of the karyotypes of Blattodea which is available at http://web.natur.cuni.cz/zoologie/arthropods/blattodeadatabase/index.html. This database currently contains data on chromosome numbers and
Marek JANKÁSEK +2 more
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Diversidade de Cupins em Áreas de Savana, Submetidas a Diferentes Regimes de Fogo [PDF]
Floresta e Ambiente, 2023 RESUMO O trabalho teve como objetivos coletar, identificar e quantificar as espécies de cupins que ocorrem em três áreas de savana submetidas à ação do fogo em diferentes épocas.
Otávio Peres Filho +3 more
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The impact of conventional and organic farming on soil biodiversity conservation: a case study on termites in the long-term farming systems comparison trials in Kenya [PDF]
, 2020 A long-term experiment at two trial sites in Kenya has been on-going since 2007 to assess the effect of organic and conventional farming systems on productivity, profitability and sustainability. During these trials the presence of significant numbers of
Adamtey, Noah +10 more
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Family-group names for termites (Isoptera), redux
ZooKeys, 2011 Forty-eight family-group names are identified for insects among the Isoptera (termites), representing a nearly 19% increase since the last compilation less than 10 years ago.
Michael Engel
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Large-Scale Production of Fungal Bait Blocks for the Attraction of Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) [PDF]
, 2017 It has been shown that wood infected with the brown rot fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum (Pers. ex Fr.) Murr. is\u27more attractive to termites than sound wood.
Smith, R. E
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European Journal of Entomology, 2008 While the key role of termites in the decomposition of litter in the tropics has been acknowledged for a long time, much less information exists on their importance in the recycling of dung of primary consumers, especially herbivores.
Bernd P. FREYMANN +3 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018 A new species of Pericapritermes, P. travancorensis sp. nov. (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae), is described from Kerala, India, based on the characters of the king, queen, imago, soldiers, and workers.
Jobin Mathew, Chinnu Ipe
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