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Prospection and Evaluation of (Hemi) Cellulolytic Enzymes Using Untreated and Pretreated Biomasses in Two Argentinean Native Termites [PDF]

, 2015
Saccharum officinarum bagasse (common name: sugarcane bagasse) and Pennisetum purpureum (also known as Napier grass) are among the most promising feedstocks for bioethanol production in Argentina and Brazil.
Arneodo Larochette, Joel Demián, Ben Guerrero, Emiliano, Bombarda Campanha, Raquel, Campos, Eleonora, Cataldi, Thaís Regiani, Cataldi, Ángel Adrián, Labate, Carlos A., Labate, Mônica T. Veneziano, Oliveira, Patrícia Abrão de, Rodrigues, Clenilson Martins, Talia, Paola Monica   +10 more
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Termites can learn

Behavioural Processes, 2023
Abstract It is generally believed that termites can’t learn and are not “intelligent”. This study aimed to test whether termites could have any form of memory. A Y-shaped test device with one release chamber and two identical test chambers was designed and constructed by 3D printing.
Yifan Evan Ding, Zhenghui Li
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Termites’ diversity in a protected park of the northern Sudanian savanna of Togo (West Africa) [PDF]

Nature Conservation, 2021
Termites occur in many ecosystems throughout tropical and subtropical areas. Their distribution is driven by several factors, including landscape and some soil characteristics.
Toblie Quashie Effowe, Boris Dodji Kasseney, Abdoulaye Baïla Ndiaye, Bassan Banibea Sanbena, Komina Amevoin, Isabelle Adolé Glitho   +5 more
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Sustainable Use of Macrotermes spp. to Improve Traditional Poultry Farming through an Efficient Trapping System in Burkina Faso

Insects, 2022
This study aimed to promote the use of termites as feed in traditional poultry farming by developing sustainable and inexpensive termite trapping techniques.
Aïchatou Nadia Christelle Dao, Fernand Sankara, Salimata Pousga, Kalifa Coulibaly, Jacques Philippe Nacoulma, Irénée Somda, Marc Kenis   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential of Gas-Propelled Aerosol Containing Synergized Pyrethrins for Localized Treatment of Cryptotermes brevis (Kalotermitidae: Blattodea)

Insects, 2023
The possibility of synergized pyrethrin-containing aerosol as a choice for spot-treating C. brevis in Australia was investigated in laboratory tests. Topical toxicity tests, where C.
Babar Hassan, Chris Fitzgerald
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Termite Assemblage and Damage on Tree Trunks in Fast-Growing Teak Plantations of Different Age: A Case Study in West Java, Indonesia

Insects, 2021
We conducted surveys of termite assemblages and tree trunks damaged by termites in teakwood (Tectona grandis L.f.) plantations. The surveys were conducted in five-, six-, and nine-year-old plantations.
Anugerah Fajar, Setiawan Khoirul Himmi, Astuti Latif, Didi Tarmadi, Titik Kartika, Ikhsan Guswenrivo, Sulaeman Yusuf, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura   +7 more
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The impact of conventional and organic farming on soil biodiversity conservation: a case study on termites in the long-term farming systems comparison trials in Kenya [PDF]

, 2020
A long-term experiment at two trial sites in Kenya has been on-going since 2007 to assess the effect of organic and conventional farming systems on productivity, profitability and sustainability. During these trials the presence of significant numbers of
Adamtey, Noah, Anyango, John, Bautze, David, Fiaboe, Komi K.M., Karanja, Edward N., Lagat, Zipporah, Muriuki, Anne, Musyoka, Martha W., Onyambu, Gladys, Riedel, Judith, Stöckli, Sibylle   +10 more
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Trichoderma Species Attract Coptotermes formosanus and Antagonize Termite Pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Although subterranean termites live within soil, little attention has been paid on the potential interaction among subterranean termites and soil microbes.
Chao Wen, Chao Wen, Hongpeng Xiong, Junbao Wen, Xiujun Wen, Cai Wang   +5 more
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Performance of Altriset™ (Chlorantraniliprole) Termiticide Against Formosan Subterranean Termites, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, in Laboratory Feeding Cessation and Collateral Transfer Trials, and Field Applications

Sociobiology, 2014
Chlorantraniliprole represents the first compound to be registered as a termiticide by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in over a decade. This novel termiticide is currently registered as a ‘reduced-risk pesticide’ by the EPA.
Roger E Gold
doaj   +1 more source

Termite Distribution in Michigan [PDF]

, 2017
Subterranean termites have been present in Michigan for a long time. They were reported as being destructive to buildings in 1920 (Anonymous, 1961), and apparently damage done at that time was increasing over what had occurred earlier.
Behr, Etdon A.
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