Wood consumption rates of forest species by subterranean termites (Isoptera) under field conditions

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contents Wood consumption rates of forest species by subterranean termites (Isoptera) under field conditions Regina Célia Peralta Gonçalves Eurípedes Menezes Barsanulfo Acácio Carvalho Geraldo Elen Aguiar Menezes de Lima Agrociencias Pinus Insecta termite Termitidae Eucalyptus Termites are well -known for their capacity to damage and destroy wood and wood products of allkinds in the tropics and subtropics. A field test was undertaken to evaluate variations in wood consumption of Pinussp. and three species of Eucalyptus by subterranean termites. The test consisted of wooden stakes of each speciesbeing initially submitted to water immersion for 0, 24, 48 and 72 h, and buried in the ground to natural infestation bysubterranean termites for an exposure period of 30, 45 and 60 days. Three species of subterranean termites wereidentified: Heterotermes longiceps (Snyder), Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), andNasutitermes jaraguae (Holmgren) (Isoptera: Termitidae). This is the first record of occurrence of H. longiceps in thestate of Rio de Janeiro. Although the wood-consumption rates were not correlated significantly with their wooddensities, there was a tendency of the softwoods (E. robusta and Pinus sp.) to be more consumed by subterraneantermites than the woods of intermediate hardness (E. pellita and E. urophylla). Among the eucalyptus, E. robustashowed to be more susceptible to attack by subterranean termites than E. pellita and E. urophylla. 2004 artículo científico 0100-6762 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48828215 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=488 Revista Árvore application/pdf Universidade Federal de Viçosa Revista Árvore (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.28
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spellingShingle Wood consumption rates of forest species by subterranean termites (Isoptera) under field conditions
Regina Célia Peralta Gonçalves
Agrociencias
Pinus
Insecta
termite
Termitidae
Eucalyptus
Wood consumption rates of forest species by subterranean termites (Isoptera) under field conditions Regina Célia Peralta Gonçalves Eurípedes Menezes Barsanulfo Acácio Carvalho Geraldo Elen Aguiar Menezes de Lima Agrociencias Pinus Insecta termite Termitidae Eucalyptus Termites are well -known for their capacity to damage and destroy wood and wood products of allkinds in the tropics and subtropics. A field test was undertaken to evaluate variations in wood consumption of Pinussp. and three species of Eucalyptus by subterranean termites. The test consisted of wooden stakes of each speciesbeing initially submitted to water immersion for 0, 24, 48 and 72 h, and buried in the ground to natural infestation bysubterranean termites for an exposure period of 30, 45 and 60 days. Three species of subterranean termites wereidentified: Heterotermes longiceps (Snyder), Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), andNasutitermes jaraguae (Holmgren) (Isoptera: Termitidae). This is the first record of occurrence of H. longiceps in thestate of Rio de Janeiro. Although the wood-consumption rates were not correlated significantly with their wooddensities, there was a tendency of the softwoods (E. robusta and Pinus sp.) to be more consumed by subterraneantermites than the woods of intermediate hardness (E. pellita and E. urophylla). Among the eucalyptus, E. robustashowed to be more susceptible to attack by subterranean termites than E. pellita and E. urophylla. 2004 artículo científico 0100-6762 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48828215 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=488 Revista Árvore application/pdf Universidade Federal de Viçosa Revista Árvore (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.28
title Wood consumption rates of forest species by subterranean termites (Isoptera) under field conditions
topic Agrociencias
Pinus
Insecta
termite
Termitidae
Eucalyptus
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