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Use of Termites by Farmers as Poultry Feed in Ghana

Insects, 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.
Víctor Attuquaye Clottey, Marc Kenis, D S J Charlemagne Gbemavo   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

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

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
doaj   +3 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
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

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
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

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

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

Frontiers 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

Sociobiology, 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

Suitability of Substrate for Laboratory Studies with the Subterranean Termite Reticulitermes grassei (Clément) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sociobiology, 2016
Two substrates, sand and vermiculite, were tested in rearing laboratory experiments with Reticulitermes grassei at different culture periods (2, 4 and 6 weeks).
Patricia Gallardo, Ana M Cardenas, Raquel Murillo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source