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Genomics and Geographic Diversity of Bacteriophages Associated With Endosymbionts in the Guts of Workers and Alates of Coptotermes Species (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Subterranean termites depend nutritionally on their gut microbiota, which includes protozoa as well as taxonomically and functionally diverse bacteria.
Junyan Chen, Christopher R. Gissendanner, Chinmay V. Tikhe, Hou-Feng Li, Qian Sun, Claudia Husseneder   +5 more
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A Reproductives Excluder for Subterranean Termites in Laboratory Experiments [PDF]

Journal of Economic Entomology, 2019
Abstract As a social insect, termites have different castes and division of labor in a colony. Investigating the social behavior of subterranean termites is a challenge due to the cryptic nature and large colony size. Planar arenas are commonly used to study these termites under laboratory conditions, and have provided several advantages.
Sang-Bin Lee, Thomas Chouvenc, Nan-Yao Su   +2 more
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Resistance of Wood Wool Cement Board to the Attack of Philippine Termites

Insects, 2011
The resistance of yemane (Gmelina arborea Roxb.)-based wood wool cement board (WWCB) against Philippine termites was evaluated under laboratory and field conditions.
Marciana R. San Pablo, Edgar M. Villena, Carlos M. Garcia, Dwight A. Eusebio   +3 more
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Ravenous Formosan subterranean termites persist in California

California Agriculture, 1998
The first reported case of a non-native termite species being introduced and established in California was the Formosan subterranean termite, which was discovered in San Diego County in 1992.
M Rust, D Reierson, E Paine, D Kellum, K Haagsma   +4 more
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Caste‐Associated Social Context Modulates Behavioural Interactions With Insecticide‐Exposed Individuals in Nasutitermes corniger (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae)

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Termites are eusocial insects that maintain cohesion and exchange information through frequent physical interactions among nestmates. This social organisation underlies the principle of horizontal insecticide transfer, which is widely exploited as a termite control strategy.
Sara Yuri Medeiros Watanabe, Lazaro Quintino de Lira Filho, Derick Lira, Guilherme de Souza Batista Pereira, Thiago Henrique Cavalcanti de Mendonça, Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Termite Diversity in Urban Landscape, South Jakarta, Indonesia

Insects, 2016
The population of South Jakarta, a city within the Province of Jakarta Capital Region, is increasing annually, and the development of land into building causes termite diversity loss.
Arinana Arinana, Rifat Aldina, Dodi Nandika, Aunu Rauf, Idham S. Harahap, I Made Sumertajaya, Effendi Tri Bahtiar   +6 more
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Comparative Patterns of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Diversity in Termites Across Castes and Nesting Life Types

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profiles in termites show strong ecological structuring across life type, climate, and caste, based on a comparative analysis of published datasets. Despite this ecological signal, phylogenetic patterns are weak, indicating high evolutionary lability relative to other social insects.
V. Palma‐Onetto, J. Cabrera‐Riquelme, S. Ahmad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toxicity and Feeding Deterrent Effect of 2-Methylanthraquinone from the Wood Extractives of Tectona grandis on the Subterranean Termites Coptotermes formosanus and Reticulitermes speratus

Insects, 2016
No-choice feeding tests using ethanol, chloroform, and acetone extractives of teak (Tectona grandis) heartwood clearly showed feeding deterrent activity and toxicity to the subterranean termite Reticulitermes speratus. The amount of 2-methylanthraquinone
Maya Ismayati, Akiko Nakagawa-Izumi, Nadia Nuraniya Kamaluddin, Hiroshi Ohi   +3 more
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Columnanidus calitzdorpensis ichnogen. ichnosp. nov: A new Middle Pleistocene subterranean termite trace fossil from South Africa

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 41, Issue 6, Page 933-949, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Termites are landscape geo‐engineers whose nesting activities substantially modify the physical and chemical properties of soils. Fossilised termite nests commonly constitute the only identifiable evidence of ancient termite activity and represent valuable trace fossil archives for reconstructing past environments.
Miengah Abrahams, Robert A. Muir, Jorge F. Genise, John E. Almond, Gcinamahlubi Hadebe, John C. Hellstrom, Rabia Jacobs, Chris Harris   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Temperature and Humidity on Survival of Coptotermes formosanus and Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology, 2015
Two subterranean termite species were subjected to combinations of six temperatures (10°, 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°, or 35°C) and five relative humidities (RH) (55, 65, 75, 85, or 99%) to determine optimum conditions for survival.
Beverly Wiltz
doaj   +1 more source