Decayed Wood Affecting the Attraction of the Pest Arboretum Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Isoptera: Termitidae) to Resource Foods

Decayed Wood Affecting the Attraction of the Pest Arboretum Termite Nasutitermes corniger (Isoptera: Termitidae) to Resource Foods

Nasutitermes corniger shows preferential feeding for the wood of different tree species, but it is not known whether attractiveness is a function of the state of decay. This study examined the foraging behavior of N. corniger towards wood in different stages of decay. Wood was exposed to weather fo...

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Main Authors: Vinicius Gazal, Omar Bailez, Ana Maria Viana-Bailez, Elen de Lima Aguiar Menezes, Euripedes Barsanulfo Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014-10-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
decaying wood
foraging behavior
Nasutitermes
recruitment
Termites
wood-decomposition.
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/684

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