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Use of Termites by Farmers as Poultry Feed in Ghana

open access: yesInsects, 2019
The aim of the study was to gather information on the use of termites by farmers as feed for indigenous poultry in Ghana and factors affecting its use.
D S J C Gbemavo   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

The importance of termites (Isoptera) for the recycling of herbivore dung in tropical ecosystems: a review

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2008
While the key role of termites in the decomposition of litter in the tropics has been acknowledged for a long time, much less information exists on their importance in the recycling of dung of primary consumers, especially herbivores.
Og Desouza, Han Olff
exaly   +3 more sources

Termites’ diversity in a protected park of the northern Sudanian savanna of Togo (West Africa) [PDF]

open access: yesNature 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   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Sustainable Use of Macrotermes spp. to Improve Traditional Poultry Farming through an Efficient Trapping System in Burkina Faso

open access: yesInsects, 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesInsects, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Termite Assemblage and Damage on Tree Trunks in Fast-Growing Teak Plantations of Different Age: A Case Study in West Java, Indonesia

open access: yesInsects, 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trichoderma Species Attract Coptotermes formosanus and Antagonize Termite Pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Performance of Altriset™ (Chlorantraniliprole) Termiticide Against Formosan Subterranean Termites, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, in Laboratory Feeding Cessation and Collateral Transfer Trials, and Field Applications

open access: yesSociobiology, 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

A Review of Termite Pheromones: Multifaceted, Context-Dependent, and Rational Chemical Communications

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Termite colonies, composed of large numbers of siblings, develop an important caste-based division of labor; individuals in these societies interact via intra- or intercaste chemical communications. For more than 50 years, termites have been known to use
Yuki Mitaka, Toshiharu Akino
doaj   +1 more source

Habitat Associations of Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) and Introduced Populations of Pseudacteon spp. Phorid Flies

open access: yesSociobiology, 2014
Habitat selection is one of many aspects of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren, (RIFA) that has been intensively studied since their initial introduction in the United States.
Roger E Gold
doaj   +1 more source

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