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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 +2 more
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First Record of the Arid-Land Termite, \u3ci\u3eReticulitermes Tibialis\u3c/i\u3e Banks, in Wisconsin [PDF]
, 2018 During a survey of termites in Wisconsin, one colony was found from a different habitat than the remaining populations. This observation led to further genetic testing which resulted in a determination of Reticulitermes tibialis Banks.
Arango, Rachel A
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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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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 +3 more
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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 +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 +8 more
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Roles of oxalate-degrading bacteria in fungus-growing termite nests [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalFungus-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 +5 more
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Inhibition of a Secreted Immune Molecule Interferes With Termite Social Immunity
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Social immune behaviors are described in a great variety of insect societies and their role in preventing emerging infectious diseases has become a major topic in insect research.
M. Alejandra Esparza-Mora +6 more
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Transcriptomic dissection of termite gut microbiota following entomopathogenic fungal infection
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Termites are social insects that live in the soil or in decaying wood, where exposure to pathogens should be common. However, these pathogens rarely cause mortality in established colonies.
Ya-ling Tang +10 more
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Large-Scale Production of Fungal Bait Blocks for the Attraction of Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) [PDF]
, 2017 It has been shown that wood infected with the brown rot fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum (Pers. ex Fr.) Murr. is\u27more attractive to termites than sound wood.
Smith, R. E
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