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The role of logistic constraints on termite construction of chambers and tunnels [PDF]

, 2005
In previous models of the building behaviour of termites, physical and logistic constraints that limit the movement of termites andpheromones have been neglected. Here, we present an individual-based mo del of termite construction that includes idealized
Ladley, Dan, Bullock, Seth
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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 ...
Claudia Husseneder, Jennifer R Donaldson, Lane D Foil   +2 more
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Acoustic Evaluation of Trees for Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Treated with Imidacloprid and Noviflumuron in Historic Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana

Sociobiology, 2013
Nine years of periodic acoustical monitoring of 93 trees active with Formosan subterranean termite,Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, were evaluated for imidacloprid tree foam and noviflumuron bait to reduce termite activity in trees.
Weste Osbrink, Mary Cornelius
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Botanique d’intérieur [PDF]

, 2020
Si l’animal interagit avec l’humain selon un critère de proximité, la présence végétale s’assure une place discrète, capable toutefois d’interroger la biodiversité scripturale et d’en faire ressortir les enjeux les plus problématiques.
TERMITE
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Effect of food resource and carton nest material on laboratory group survival of Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky, 1855) (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae)

Entomological Communications, 2022
Ecological, behavioral, and toxicological studies with termites are frequently difficult to conduct under field conditions because their cryptic lifestyle.
Larissa F. Ferreira, Cátila R. Silva, Renan E. C. Santos, Paulo F. Cristaldo   +3 more
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Termite-mound cross-section images [PDF]

, 2018
RGB and binary images of termite mound cross sections to determine full (closed) and chambers (holes) cross-section area for estimating mound macro ...
Stefan K. Arndt (5436923), Eleonora Chiri (1905715), Lindsay B. Hutley (5436926), Philipp A. Nauer (5436917), Chiri, Eleonora, Arndt, Stefan K., David de Souza (5436920), Hutley, Lindsay B., de Souza, David, Nauer, Philipp A.   +9 more
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Physiological and developmental mechanism of regressive molt in a damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis sjostedti

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
In some species of termites, a part of nymphs can undergo “regressive molt,” in which imaginal characters such as wing buds and body size are reduced. The function of regressive molt is thought to be a regulatory mechanism controlling caste composition ...
Kenta Kobayashi, Kohei Oguchi, Toru Miura   +2 more
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Investigation of Physicochemical Indices and Microbial Communities in Termite Fungus-Combs

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Termitomyces species are wild edible mushrooms that possess high nutritional value and a wide range of medicinal properties. However, the cultivation of these mushrooms is very difficult because of their symbiotic association with termites. In this study,
Guiying Yang, Farhan Ahmad, Farhan Ahmad, Qihuan Zhou, Meixia Guo, Shiyou Liang, Hassan Ahmed Gaal, Hassan Ahmed Gaal, Jianchu Mo   +8 more
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Roles of oxalate-degrading bacteria in fungus-growing termite nests [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
Fungus-growing termite (FGT) nests possess an oxalate pool derived from termite input and fungal oxalogenesis. The effect of oxalate biotransformation in the termite nest on the symbiotic association between FGTs and Termitomyces fungi is poorly ...
Qibiao Sun, Jing Li, Shameer Syed, Xiaofang Li, Huatao Yuan, Bin Lian   +5 more
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Preferences of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki and Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) among Three Commercial Wood Species

Insects, 2011
The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, and the Asian subterranean termite, Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann), are both pests of wood in service in Hawaii and Florida.
Nirmala K. Hapukotuwa, J. Kenneth Grace
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