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Multifunctional queen pheromone and maintenance of reproductive harmony in termite colonies. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Pheromones are likely involved in all social activities of social insects including foraging, sexual behavior, defense, nestmate recognition, and caste regulation. Regulation of the number of fertile queens requires communication between reproductive and
Matsuura, Kenji
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The complete mitochondrial genomes of the higher termites Labiotermes labralis and Embiratermes neotenicus (Termitidae: Syntermitinae)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017
The complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of two higher termites were reconstructed from the metagenomes of individual gut compartments with more than 2000-fold coverage. The circular mitogenomes of Labiotermes labralis (accession number KY436201)
Vincent Hervé, Andreas Brune
doaj   +1 more source

Biogeography and Social Family Structure Contribute to Cryptic Genomic Divergence in the Only Obligate Eusocial Beetle Species, Austroplatypus incompertus (Curculionidae: Platypodinae). [PDF]

open access: yesMol Ecol
ABSTRACT Eusociality in insects has arisen multiple times independently in Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants), Blattodea (termites) and Coleoptera (beetles). In Hymenoptera and Blattodea, the evolution of eusociality led to species proliferation. In the hyperdiverse Coleoptera, obligate eusociality evolved only once, in the ancient Australian ambrosia ...
Bickerstaff JRM, Jordal BH, Riegler M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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]

open access: yes, 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   +10 more
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First record of Speculitermes chadaensis Chatterjee & Thapa, 1964 (Isoptera: Termitidae) from the Western Ghats, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa, 2016
Speculitermes chadaensis Chatterjee & Thapa, 1964, a termite species under Termitidae family is reported for the first time from the Western Ghats.  A distribution map of the species is also provided.
Poovoli Amina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nest Architecture, Colony Composition and Feeding Substrates of Nasutitermes coxipoensis (Isoptera, Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) in Subtropical Biomes of Northeastern Argentina

open access: yesSociobiology, 2014
The mound- building termite Nasutitermes coxipoensis is commonly found at subtropical environments of northeast Argentina. This study gives new data about its nest architecture, biology and nutritional habits, comparing these results with other ...
Enrique R Laffont
doaj   +1 more source

Aplikasi Campuran Serbuk Kayu Pinus Dan Fipronil Sebagai Umpan Rayap Tanah Macrotermes Gilvus (Hagen) (Isoptera: Termitidae) Di Bandung [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In this study, termite bait comprising pinewood of sawdust and a slow action insecticide, fipronil, was made and applied to control subterranean termite Macrotermes gilvus (Hagen) (Isoptera: Termitidae) in Bandung.
Ahmad, I. (Intan)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Termitidae

open access: yes, 2015
{"references": ["Al-Alawy, S. A., Abdul-Rassoul, M. S. & Al-Azawi, A. F. (1990) Description of new species of termites (Insecta, Isoptera) from Iraq. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum, 8 (3), 25 - 33.", "Krishna, K., Grimaldi, D. A., Krishna, V. & Engel, M. S. (2013) Treatise on the Isoptera of the World.
Caesar, Maram   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Florida Darkwinged Subterranean Termite, Amitermes floridensis Scheffrahn, Su, and Mangold (Insecta: Isoptera: Termitidae: Termitinae)

open access: yesEDIS, 2002
This document is EENY-112, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date August 1999. Reviewed May 2003.
Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su
doaj   +5 more sources

Soil organisms associated to the weed suppressant Crotalaria juncea (Fabaceae) and its importance as a refuge for natural enemies. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Organismos de solo desempenham um importante papel em cultivos orgânicos de Crotalaria juncea (Fabaceae) e estão associados com a conservação natural do ambiente.
CRUZ, I.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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