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Soil organic matter is essential for colony growth in subterranean termites [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Intrinsic dinitrogen (N2) fixation by diazotrophic bacteria in termite hindguts has been considered an important pathway for nitrogen acquisition in termites.
Aaron Mullins +2 more
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Reticulitermes nelsonae, a New Species of Subterranean Termite (Rhinotermitidae) from the Southeastern United States [PDF]
Insects, 2012 Reticulitermes nelsonae, a new species of Rhinotermitidae (Isoptera) is described based on specimens from Sapelo Island, GA, Thomasville, GA, Havelock, NC, and Branford, FL. Adult (alate) and soldier forms are described.
Su Yee Lim, Brian T. Forschler
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Termitophily Documented in Earwigs (Dermaptera) [PDF]
Biology, 2021 Based on behavioral observations, we report termitophily by the earwig Spirolabia kaja Kočárek, sp. nov. (Spongiphoridae: Labiinae). The new species was found in association with the wood-boring termite Schedorhinotermes sarawakensis (Holmgren, 1913) in ...
Petr Kočárek, Rodzay Abdul Wahab
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The gut microbiota of the wood-feeding termite Reticulitermes lucifugus (Isoptera; Rhinotermitidae) [PDF]
Annals of Microbiology, 2015 Termite gut is host to a complex microbial community consisting of prokaryotes, and in some cases flagellates, responsible for the degradation of lignocellulosic material.
ALONZO, Giuseppe +4 more
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Nitrogen content of the exuviae of Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae). [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Tong RL +3 more
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New record of Dolichorhinotermes lanciarius Engel & Krishna, 2007 (Blattodea, Rhinotermitidae) from Colombia [PDF]
Check List, 2022 Dolichorhinotermes Snyder & Emerson, 1949, a genus of Neotropical distribution, includes seven living termite species characterized by the presence of distinct major and minor soldiers.
Olga Patricia Pinzón-Florián
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Rescue Strategy in a Termite: Workers Exposed to a Fungal Pathogen Are Reintegrated Into the Colony
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Social insect colonies are characterized by an efficient division of labor, allowing high-value individuals (i.e., reproductives and brood) to be sheltered from tasks associated with increased risk of pathogen exposure, such as foraging or corpse ...
Megan N. Moran +3 more
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Insects, 2022 Rhinotermitid termites, serious pests of wooden structures throughout the world, are commonly controlled with chitin synthesis inhibitor bait systems.
Andrew M. Sutherland +2 more
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Florida Entomologist, 2021 Climate change impacts the current and potential distribution of many insects, since temperature is often a limiting factor to where the insects can survive.
Sang-Bin Lee +4 more
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Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia, 2022 Termites are known as social insects worldwide. Presently in China 473 species, 44 genera and 4 families of termites have been reported. Of them, 111 Reticulitermes species are widely spread in different zones of China.
Z. Khan +8 more
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