The number of recognized invasive termite species has increased from 17 in 1969 to 28
today. Fourteen species have been added to the list in the past 44 years; 10 have larger …

Termites are ubiquitous insects in tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate regions and
play an important role in ecosystems. Several termite species are also significant economic …

This study examined temperature preferences of four subterranean termite species,
Coptotermes gestroi Wasmann, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, Reticulitermes virginicus …

When the first comprehensive review of introduced termites was made in 1967, 17 species
could be considered invasive using modern definitions. The current number is 26 species …

Coptotermes formosanus, known in its native China as the 'House White Ant', was
introduced to the southeast USA likely in the 1950s, where it is known as the Formosan …

Termites or white ants are comparatively a small group of social insects. Besides their
usefulness, termites cause significant economic loss to both agriculture and non-agricultural …

Most insects are unable to use plant cell walls as their main food sources, but some insects
subsist on lignocellulosic biomass from agricultural crops to forest woody substrates as their …

Two subterranean termite species were subjected to combinations of six temperatures (10,
15, 20, 25, 30, or 35 C) and five relative humidities (RH)(55, 65, 75, 85, or 99%) to determine …

Abstract The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, 1909, is a
highly destructive structural pest endemic to East Asia. We report a land-based …

Little research has been conducted to investigate interactions between the invasive
Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, and pine bark beetles …