Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans Termite

Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans Termite

ABSTRACT Termites of the species Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar, 1832) were observed causing injuries in the stem of Tectona grandis in commercial forest plantations in Cáceres, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. C. cumulans forms galleries below the bark, at the heartwood/sap-wood interface of 1.8 years-old...

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Main Authors: Karyna Lorrainy Silva, Sarah Ladeia, Wezile Nunes, Isabel Carolina de Lima Santos, Alexandre dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Floresta e Ambiente
Subjects:
forest entomology
insect pest
teak
initial planting
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872019000300402&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-e241a6ffd6d14f9a88719aea01f8da492020-11-24T21:16:19ZengUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de JaneiroFloresta e Ambiente2179-808726310.1590/2179-8087.035618S2179-80872019000300402Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans TermiteKaryna Lorrainy SilvaSarah LadeiaWezile NunesIsabel Carolina de Lima SantosAlexandre dos SantosABSTRACT Termites of the species Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar, 1832) were observed causing injuries in the stem of Tectona grandis in commercial forest plantations in Cáceres, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. C. cumulans forms galleries below the bark, at the heartwood/sap-wood interface of 1.8 years-old trees. This is the first occurrence of this type of injury in stem caused by C. cumulans in T. grandis in Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872019000300402&lng=en&tlng=enforest entomologyinsect pestteakinitial planting
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author Karyna Lorrainy Silva
Sarah Ladeia
Wezile Nunes
Isabel Carolina de Lima Santos
Alexandre dos Santos
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Sarah Ladeia
Wezile Nunes
Isabel Carolina de Lima Santos
Alexandre dos Santos
Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans Termite
Floresta e Ambiente
forest entomology
insect pest
teak
initial planting
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Sarah Ladeia
Wezile Nunes
Isabel Carolina de Lima Santos
Alexandre dos Santos
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title Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans Termite
title_short Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans Termite
title_full Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans Termite
title_fullStr Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans Termite
title_full_unstemmed Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans Termite
title_sort occurrence of tectona grandis stem injury caused by cornitermes cumulans termite
publisher Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
series Floresta e Ambiente
issn 2179-8087
description ABSTRACT Termites of the species Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar, 1832) were observed causing injuries in the stem of Tectona grandis in commercial forest plantations in Cáceres, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. C. cumulans forms galleries below the bark, at the heartwood/sap-wood interface of 1.8 years-old trees. This is the first occurrence of this type of injury in stem caused by C. cumulans in T. grandis in Brazil.
topic forest entomology
insect pest
teak
initial planting
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872019000300402&lng=en&tlng=en
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