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Biology and Management of the Formosan Subterranean Termite and Related Species

Author : Nan-Yao Su
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1800621574
Total Pages : 429 pages
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Download or read book Biology and Management of the Formosan Subterranean Termite and Related Species written by Nan-Yao Su and published by CABI. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, is the most destructive and invasive termite species globally. It is also the only termite species listed in the world's 100 worst invasive alien species of the Global Invasive Species Database. Annually, its infestation costs more than $4 billion in control and damage repairs in the USA alone. This book is the first comprehensive resource drawing on all the literature on C. formosanus since Tokuichi Shiraki first described the species in 1909. The book covers the worldwide distribution of this species, its biogeography, and how it has dispersed from its native range in southern China and Taiwan to different parts of the world. It describes its present taxonomic status and discusses the species' biology, ecology, foraging behavior, physiology, chemical ecology and its association with symbionts. From a practical standpoint, the authors address all of the various management options for this species, such as baits, soil termiticides, wood preservatives, inspection and detection technologies, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approaches. Lastly, there are chapters dedicated to another important destructive species, Coptotermes gestroi (the Asian subterranean termite), and the recently discovered C. formosanus/C. gestroi hybrids. This important book is an essential and valuable reference for researchers, graduate students, pest management professionals, chemical manufacturer personnel, building and property managers, and others. It provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the biology and management of the Formosan subterranean termite and the Asian subterranean termite.

Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis

Author : David Edward Bignell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048139775
Total Pages : 580 pages
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Download or read book Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis written by David Edward Bignell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-20 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biology of Termites, a Modern Synthesis brings together the major advances in termite biology, phylogenetics, social evolution and biogeography. In this new volume, David Bignell, Yves Roisin and Nathan Lo have brought together leading experts on termite taxonomy, behaviour, genetics, caste differentiation, physiology, microbiology, mound architecture, biogeography and control. Very strong evolutionary and developmental themes run through the individual chapters, fed by new data streams from molecular sequencing, and for the first time it is possible to compare the social organisation of termites with that of the social Hymenoptera, focusing on caste determination, population genetics, cooperative behaviour, nest hygiene and symbioses with microorganisms. New chapters have been added on termite pheromones, termites as pests of agriculture and on destructive invasive species.

Information Processing in Social Insects

Author : Claire Detrain
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3034887396
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Information Processing in Social Insects written by Claire Detrain and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claire Detrain, Jean-Louis Deneubourg and Jacques Pasteels Studies on insects have been pioneering in major fields of modern biology. In the 1970 s, research on pheromonal communication in insects gave birth to the dis cipline of chemical ecology and provided a scientific frame to extend this approach to other animal groups. In the 1980 s, the theory of kin selection, which was initially formulated by Hamilton to explain the rise of eusociality in insects, exploded into a field of research on its own and found applications in the under standing of community structures including vertebrate ones. In the same manner, recent studies, which decipher the collective behaviour of insect societies, might be now setting the stage for the elucidation of information processing in animals. Classically, problem solving is assumed to rely on the knowledge of a central unit which must take decisions and collect all pertinent information. However, an alternative method is extensively used in nature: problems can be collectively solved through the behaviour of individuals, which interact with each other and with the environment. The management of information, which is a major issue of animal behaviour, is interesting to study in a social life context, as it raises addi tional questions about conflict-cooperation trade-oft's. Insect societies have proven particularly open to experimental analysis: one can easily assemble or disassemble them and place them in controllable situations in the laboratory.

Self-Organization in Biological Systems

Author : Scott Camazine
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691212929
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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General Technical Report PSW.

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Total Pages : 730 pages
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Proceedings of the Symposium on Current Research on Wood-destroying Organisms and Future Prospects for Protecting Wood in Use

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Total Pages : 80 pages
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Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology

Author : Y. Abe
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 940173223X
Total Pages : 469 pages
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Biology and Control of the Formosan Subterranean Termite

Author : Minoru Tomashiro
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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General Technical Report WO.

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Total Pages : 432 pages
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Issues in Life Sciences: Acarology, Arachnology, and Entomology: 2011 Edition

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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
ISBN 13 : 1464965358
Total Pages : 933 pages
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Bibliography of Agriculture

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Biology and Control of the Formosan Subterranean Termite

Author : Minoru Tamashiro
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
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Urban Insects and Arachnids

Author : William H. Robinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781139443470
Total Pages : 538 pages
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The Evolution of Social Behavior in Insects and Arachnids

Author : Jae C. Choe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521589772
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (897 download)

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Termites and Sustainable Management

Author : Md. Aslam Khan
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319721100
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Termites and Sustainable Management written by Md. Aslam Khan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Volume comprises 12 chapters in an attempt to bring available information on biology, social behavour and economic importance of termites. Chapters in this book dealing with termites identification provide a review on most updated information of their systematics. Ecologically, termites interact with living and non-living surroundings and deliver a wide range of behaviors. In a separate chapter termites ecology is examined and explored. Termites depend on their gut microbes for digestion of complex polysaccharides of wood into simpler molecules. Information provided on termite gut microbiome and lignocellulose degradation constitutes an important contribution. Termite biology and social behaviour have been addressed comprehensively. Trail pheromones are responsible for the orientation and recruitment of nestmates to the food sources. Once arriving at a potential food source, termites assess its quality using a different set of cues. A separate chapter on trail pheromones, cues used during foraging and food assessment, with preferences for foraging sites, contributes a wealth of information. Emphasis has been given on reviewing ecological benefits of termites in other chapters. The information with respect to termite species as an edible insect and the overall role it plays in food and nutrition security in Africa is quite informative. A separate chapter dealing with importance of termites and termitaria in mineral exploration constitutes a significant step in addressing the economic importance of this insect group.

Annual Purdue Pest Control Conference

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Total Pages : 372 pages
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Aromatic Polycyclic Hydrocarbons—Advances in Research and Application: 2012 Edition

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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
ISBN 13 : 1464993483
Total Pages : 413 pages
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