Coptotermes formosanus and Coptotermes gestroi (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) Exhibit Quantitatively Different Tunneling Patterns

Tunneling behavior and the spatial dispersion of tunnels constructed by the subterranean termites Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki and Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (formerly known as C. vastator Light) (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) were examined in foraging arenas. The results indicated that these two...

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Published in:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Main Authors: Nirmala K. Hapukotuwa, J. Kenneth Grace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/675356