Survey of Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Utilization of Temperate Forests [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2014 Both native and invasive subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), including the Formosan subterranean termite, are well known pests of urban areas, but little is known about their distribution or impact in forest ecosystems of the southeastern ...
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Influence of Soldiers on Exploratory Foraging Behavior in the Formosan Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes formosanus (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Termites are eusocial insects that live in organized colonies consisting of reproductives, workers, and soldiers. Soldiers are specialized for defense but are expensive to maintain, as they are incapable of husbandry and must be fed and groomed by ...
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Identification of a colony- and dose-dependent worker aggregation pheromone in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes virginicus [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCollective behaviors of social insects are often regulated by pheromones. In subterranean termites, some workers forage for and exploit decaying wood for new food resources while forming tunnels from their nest.
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Insects, 2019 Behavioral symptoms and mortality associated with intoxication with insecticides fipronil and indoxacarb were determined in field-collected eastern subterranean termites, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), and Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermes ...
Xing Ping Hu, Arthur G Appel
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Minimizing Moving Distance in Deposition Behavior of the Subterranean Termite [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Sang-Bin Lee, Nan-Yao Su, Sang-Hee Lee
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Genetically Engineered Yeast Expressing a Lytic Peptide from Bee Venom (Melittin) Kills Symbiotic Protozoa in the Gut of Formosan Subterranean Termites. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, is a costly invasive urban pest in warm and humid regions around the world. Feeding workers of the Formosan subterranean termite genetically engineered yeast strains that express ...
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Soil organic matter is essential for colony growth in subterranean termites
Scientific Reports, 2021 Intrinsic dinitrogen (N2) fixation by diazotrophic bacteria in termite hindguts has been considered an important pathway for nitrogen acquisition in termites.
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Anti-Termite Activity of Melia azedarach Extracts
Jurnal Sylva Lestari, 2021 Natural preservatives have been widely considered as non-synthetic materials that can prevent the biodegradation of wood due to subterranean termite attacks, namely Coptotermes curvignathus.
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Sociobiology, 2014 Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermes formosanus, are a significant worldwide pest. Molecular gene expression is an important tool for understanding the physiology of organisms.
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Biosaintifika: Journal of Biology & Biology Education, 2010 Termite are known to infest building in the tropics, but in their quest for cellulose they may also cause signifi cant damage to crops and trees. They become pest only when their natural habitat is altered in some way by humans.
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