Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans Termite

• 發表在: Floresta e Ambiente
• Main Authors: Karyna Lorrainy Silva, Sarah Ladeia, Wezile Nunes, Isabel Carolina de Lima Santos, Alexandre dos Santos
• 格式: Article
• 語言: 英语
• 出版: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
• 主題: forest entomology; insect pest; teak; initial planting
• 在線閱讀: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872019000300402&lng=en&tlng=en
• ISSN: 2179-8087

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.