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A simulation study of subterranean termites' territory formation
Ecological Informatics, 2009 Abstract The process through which the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, establishes territory was simulated using a lattice model in order to understand how such territories are formed from their seeds-founding pairs that fall to the ground every year.
Division of Industrial Mathematics, National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon, Republic of Korea ( host institution ) +2 more
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Morphological, Molecular, and Isotopic Approaches to Termite Ecology: A Mangrove Case Study
Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 3, May 2026.Termite communities in Caribbean mangroves, though species‐poor, sustain crucial decomposition and nutrient cycling. Their overlapping niches and stochastic assembly highlight termites' resilience and ecological importance in supporting the functioning of these challenging coastal ecosystems.
Robin Casalla, Rafik Neme, Judith Korb
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Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 3, Page 634-646, May 2026.Despite severe habitat loss, insect species richness, seasonal fluctuations in richness and temporal β‐diversity did not differ significantly among forests adjacent to the mudflow and reference sites. We found higher wet‐season species richness for ants, bees, butterflies and dung beetles, while termites showed no seasonal change; β‐diversity was ...
Frederico Neves +11 more
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Toxicity of Thiamethoxam Against Philippine Subterranean Termites [PDF]
Journal of Insect Science, 2007 Thiamethoxam (ACTARA 25WG) was evaluated for its termiticidal properties against three species of economically important subterranean termites (Isoptera: Termitidae) in the Philippines: Nasutitermes luzonicus Oshima, Macrotermes gilvus Hagen, and Microcerotermes losbanosensis Oshima.
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Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 2, April–June 2026.We developed a low‐cost, stratified subterranean trap for live capture of soil macrofauna in the sandy, dryland soils of the southern Kalahari. The subterranean traps sampled below‐ground taxa and life stages that were rarely represented in pitfall traps (including termites, hypogaeic ants and beetle larvae), showed strong seasonal peaks in richness ...
Walter R. Jubber +2 more
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Fungal Diversity and Potential Health Benefits of Mycophagy in Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus)
American Journal of Primatology, Volume 88, Issue 4, April 2026.Free‐ranging chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in Nature's Valley, South Africa, of multiple age/sex classes eat diverse fungi (10 identified to species level, 3 to genus level). We assess potential nutritional, medicinal and ecosystem implications of consumption of these fungi based on human and other mammalian mycophagy literature.
Margaret A. H. Bryer +5 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.To assess whether the impacts of exotic plant invasion can be generalised across taxa, we developed a conceptual framework predicting faunal responses to grass invasion in open, arid ecosystems and tested our predictions using data on birds, reptiles and ants from sites invaded by buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) and paired uninvaded sites.
Ellen Ryan‐Colton +4 more
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Rethinking Termite Methane Emissions: Does the Mound Environment Matter?
Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 4, April 2026.Many factors can influence the amount of methane (CH4) that is released from a termite mound. In this study, we tested how the external and internal environment of a termite mound impacts CH4 emission using field measurements of mounds in a Northern Australia savanna.
Abbey R. Yatsko +7 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 8, Issue 3, March 2026.Female desert locusts dig underground to lay their eggs. They displace soil, rather than removing it, to create a tunnel. We analyze burrowing dynamics and 3D kinematics and design a locust‐inspired hybrid soft–stiff robot that reproduces this mechanism. The results show the natural strategy minimizes energy, whereas alternative patterns raise costs up
Shai Sonnenreich +2 more
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Will Subterranean Termites Consume Landscape Mulches?
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, 1999 Subterranean termites live in colonies in the soil in both temperate and tropical regions throughout the world. These termites feed on cellulose and are a major cause of damage to wood in use. Organic tree-based mulches provide many benefits to a landscape, yet recently, questions about whether they could harbor or be a source of food for termite ...
Mary Duryea +3 more
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