Coevolution of symbiotic spirochete diversity in lower termites [PDF]
, 2010 The phylogenetic relationships of symbiotic spirochetes from five dry-wood feeding lower termites (Cryptotermes cavifrons, Heterotermes tenuis, Kalotermes flavicollis, Neotermes mona, and Reticulitermes grassei) was compared to those described in ...
Bruce J. Paster +2 more
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Termite Vibration Sensing: The Chordotonal Organs and Their Appendages
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.This study investigates how termites use their legs and antennae as vibration‐sensitive sensory organs, comparing them to ants, their eusocial predators. Termite appendages are morphologically adapted to detect lower‐frequency, wood‐borne vibrations, enhancing their foraging and predator avoidance abilities. These findings suggest that termite legs may
Travers M. Sansom +4 more
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THE IDENTITY OF KALOTERMES IMPROBUS HAGEN (ISOPTERA: KALOTERMITIDAE) [PDF]
Australian Journal of Entomology, 1984 Abstract Kalotermes improbus belongs in the genus Bifiditermes Krishna; it is a senior synonym of B. condonensis (Hill). B. improbus occasionally attacks timber in service.
J. A. L. Watson +2 more
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A new insect boring in fossil wood from the Iranian Upper Cretaceous
Palaeontology, Volume 68, Issue 5, September/October 2025.Abstract Here we describe Iranichnus farsensis igen. et isp. nov., a bioerosion trace in fossil wood characterized by a system of sinuous channels in the wood under the bark, also bearing small borings radially oriented within the channels. We attributed this to insects, most probably a beetle from one of the groups known to feed on wood just under the
Mehdi Ghaedi +4 more
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Efficacy of localized chemical treatments for Cryptotermes brevis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in naturally infested lumber. [PDF]
, 2007 Localized injection of insecticides into termite galleries in infested wood represents an alternative to whole-structure fumigation for drywood termite control.
Grace, J Kenneth, Woodrow, R Joseph
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Complex coevolutionary history of symbiotic Bacteroidales bacteria of various protists in the gut of termites [PDF]
, 2009 Background The microbial community in the gut of termites is responsible for the efficient decomposition of recalcitrant lignocellulose. Prominent features of this community are its complexity and the associations of prokaryotes with the cells of ...
Satoko Noda +3 more
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Body size and evolutionary rate analyses reveal complex evolutionary history of Alvarezsauria
Cladistics, Volume 41, Issue 1, Page 135-155, February 2025.Abstract Some of the smallest examples of dinosaurian body size are from alvarezsaurians, an enigmatic group of maniraptoran coelurosaurians with a peculiar combination of anatomical features unique among theropods. Despite the large number of alvarezsaurian species described worldwide and the increased understanding this has provided, the body‐size ...
Jorge Gustavo Meso +8 more
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Termites (Isoptera) in the Azores: an overview of the four invasive species currently present in the archipelago [PDF]
, 2013 In this contribution we summarize the current status of the known termites of the Azores (North Atlantic; 37-40° N, 25-31° W). Since 2000, four species of termites have been identified in the Azorean archipelago.
Borges, Paulo A. V. +5 more
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Genes for selenium dependent and independent formate dehydrogenase in the gut microbial communities of three lower, wood-feeding termites and a wood-feeding roach [PDF]
, 2011 The bacterial Wood-Ljungdahl pathway for CO_2-reductive acetogenesis is important for the nutritional mutualism occurring between wood-feeding insects and their hindgut microbiota. A key step in this pathway is the reduction of CO_2 to formate,
Leadbetter, Jared R. +2 more
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EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2025.Abstract The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to deliver a risk assessment on the likelihood of pest freedom from regulated EU quarantine pests, with emphasis on Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and its vectors Monochamus spp. of debarked conifer wood chips fumigated with sulfuryl fluoride as proposed by the United States (US) and
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