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Rethinking Termite Methane Emissions: Does the Mound Environment Matter? [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
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.
Yatsko AR, Eggleton P, Jones C, Pérez-Losada M, Ramos-Tapia I, Powell JR, Wijas B, Zanne AE.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Formosan subterranean termite established in California [PDF]

California Agriculture, 1995
A population of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, was discovered in La Mesa, San Diego County, in February 1992. This is the first instance of a non-native termite species being introduced and established in California.
K Haagsma, M Rust, D Reierson, T Atkinson, D Kellum   +4 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, EarlyView.
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

Molecular Identity of Subterranean Termites

International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, 2020
Identification of termites is a challenging task due to variable morphological differences among species and their eusocial behaviour with different caste system. A method for easy and accurate species-level identification at any life stage is required.
openaire   +2 more sources

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spiralitermes jurupari, a New Genus and Species of Soldierless Termites (Blattodea: Termitidae) From the Amazon Rainforest

Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The soldierless termites of Apicotermitinae exhibit highly varied digestive tract morphology, with the first proctodeal segment being one of the most commonly used features in genus diagnosis. In this study, we describe Spiralitermes jurupari Almeida‐Azevedo & Azevedo gen. et sp. nov., from the Amazon Rainforest.
Rayssa Almeida‐Azevedo, Maurício Rocha, José Wellington de Morais, Renato Almeida de Azevedo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Macroecological relationships of ant diversity with increasing aridity in Australian tropical savannas: contrasting responses of epigaeic and hypogaeic assemblages

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 7, July 2026.
Studies using climatic gradients play a key role in our understanding of the importance of rainfall and temperature as factors regulating species diversity and distribution, and thus of likely responses to climate change. However, such studies currently consider above‐ground species only, ignoring the diverse hypogaeic (subterranean) invertebrate fauna.
François Brassard, Giovanny Destour, Tristan Klaftenberger, Alan N. Andersen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wood consumption rates of forest species by subterranean termites (Isoptera) under field conditions Taxas de consumo de madeira de espécies florestais por térmitas subterrâneos (Isoptera) sob condições de campo

Revista Árvore, 2004
Termites are well -known for their capacity to damage and destroy wood and wood products of all kinds in the tropics and subtropics. A field test was undertaken to evaluate variations in wood consumption of Pinus sp.
Regina Célia Gonçalves Peralta, Eurípedes Barsanulfo Menezes, Acácio Geraldo Carvalho, Elen de Lima Aguiar-Menezes   +3 more
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Digging into dirt: Rewilding with threatened mammals shapes soil‐emerging insect assemblages

Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 7, Page 1207-1219, July 2026.
By comparing insect communities across treatments at two time points, we show that reintroduced digging mammals shape soil‐emerging insect assemblages. This provides empirical evidence that restoring ecosystem engineers may drive broader community‐level change in semi‐arid ecosystems. Abstract Digging mammals function as ecosystem engineers by altering
Lucy G. Johanson, Peter Contos, Romina Rader, Heloise Gibb   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wood-Destroying Insects

EDIS, 1997
This document provides an overview of various wood-destroying insects, including Lyctid, Bostrichid, and Anobiid powderpost beetles, old house borers, Formosan termites, drywood termites, Eastern subterranean termites, carpenter ants, and carpenter bees.
P.G. Koehler, J.L. Castner
doaj   +1 more source