Social insects have a tremendous economic and social impact on urban communities. The
rapid urbanization of the world has dramatically increased the incidence of urban pests …

Abstract The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki is currently
one of the most destructive pests in the USA. It is estimated to cost consumers over US $1 …

Fecundity, mortality, and food consumption of the Formosan subterranean termite,
Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, were evaluated in response to five plant flavonoids …

Termites have physiological and behavioral immunities that make them highly resistant to
pathogen infections, which complicates biocontrol efforts. However, the stimuli that trigger …

Wood discs decayed with brown rot fungi and polymer discs impregnated with acetone
extract of decayed wood were embedded in sand of a two-dimensional foraging arena to …

Two aspects of the Exterra Termite Interception and Baiting System (Ensystex, Fayetteville,
NC) were evaluated in a field experiment using 13 termite mounds near Townsville …

The efficacy of a new virulent Metarhizium anisopliae strain (SRRC 2558) obtained from
Coptotermes formosanus in China was evaluated against the eastern subterranean termite …

In the present investigation various bioassays were conducted to evaluate the anti-termite
efficacy of plant latex based formulations to control population of Indian white termite in …

The efficacy of Xterm, which contains 1% bistrifluron, in the form of cellulose bait pellets was
evaluated for its efficacy in eradicating field colonies of the mound-building termite …

Three components are considered when developing a baiting system: active ingredient;
matrix; and termite biology. Attention to variations in termite biology is often limited, so a one …