Toxicity and horizontal transfer of chlorantraniliprole against the Asian subterranean termite Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann): effects of donor:recipient ratio, exposure duration and soil type

2011 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 749-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kok-Boon Neoh ◽  
Jian Hu ◽  
Boon-Hoi Yeoh ◽  
Chow-Yang Lee
Keyword(s):  
Soil Type ◽  
Horizontal Transfer ◽  
Exposure Duration ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Coptotermes Gestroi

Facing death: How does the subterranean termite Coptotermes gestroi (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) deal with corpses?

Zoology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 125712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiza Helena Bueno da Silva ◽  
Ives Haifig ◽  
Ana Maria Costa-Leonardo
Keyword(s):  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Coptotermes Gestroi

Toxicity and Horizontal Transfer of Chlorantraniliprole in the Eastern Subterranean Termite

2012 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 1736-1745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Buczkowski ◽  
Clay W. Scherer ◽  
Gary W. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Horizontal Transfer ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Eastern Subterranean Termite

scholarly journals Dynamics of Foraging and Recruitment Behavior in the Asian Subterranean TermiteCoptotermes gestroi(Rhinotermitidae)

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Arab ◽  
Yara carollo Blanco ◽  
Ana Maria Costa-Leonardo
Keyword(s):  
Food Source ◽  
Travel Speed ◽  
Chemical Signals ◽  
Subterranean Termite ◽  
Trail Following ◽  
Trail Pheromones ◽  
Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Recruitment Behavior ◽  
Coptotermes Gestroi

The present study investigated the trail-following behavior of the subterranean termiteCoptotermes gestroi(Wasmann Rhinotermitidae) under laboratory conditions. The results showed that workers were the first to initiate the exploration to the food source. When food was discovered they returned to the nest laying a trail for recruiting nestmates to the food source. In this situation, workers always traveled significantly faster when returning from the arenas. Both workers and soldiers were recruited to the food source; however, the soldier/worker proportion was higher during the first phase of the recruitment. When no food was available, the number of recruited nestmates and the speed on their way back to the nest were significantly lower. The results also showed that scout foragers always laid trail pheromones when entering into unknown territories, and that chemical signals found in the food could induce workers ofC. gestroito increase their travel speed.

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