Measuring wood consumption by subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) with digitized images

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 412-414

  Su, Nan Yao ^a   Messenger, Matthew T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b City of New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board   (United States)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus; Feeding activity; Subterranean termites; Video image analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ISOPTERA; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ISOPTERA; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034170943     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Corel Corporation. 1995. CorelDRAW user's manual, version 6.0. Corel Corporation, Farmingdale, NY.
2. Grace, J. K. 1989. A modified trap technique for monitoring Reticulitermes subterranean termite populations (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 65: 381-384.
3. Grace, J. K., I. Kubo, and S. E. Lindow. 1986. Measurement of termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) feeding on paper by video image analysis. J. Entomol. Sci. 21: 10-15.
4. Jandel Corporation. 1095. SigmaScan and SigmaScan Pro for Windows. User's manual. Jandel Corporation, San Rafael, CA.
5. Lai, P. Y. 1977. Biology and ecology of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, and its susceptibility to the entomogenous fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarrhizium anisoplinae. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Hawaii, Honolulu.
6. Rust, M. K., and D. A. Reierson. 1977. Using wood extracts to determine the feeding preference of western drywood termite, Incisitermes minor (Hagen). J. Chem. Ecol. 3: 391-399.
7. SAS Institute. 1987. SAS/STAT guide for personal computers, version 6 ed. SAS Institute, Cary, NC
8. Su, N.-Y., and R. H. Scheffrahn. 1986. A method to access, trap, and monitor field populations of the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in the urban environment. Sociobiology 12: 299-304.
9. Su, N.-Y., and R. H. Scheffrahn. 1996. A review on the evaluation criteria for bait-toxicant efficacy against field colonies of subterranean termites. Sociobiology 28: 521-530.
10. Su, N.-Y., M. Tamashiro, J. R. Yates, and M. I. Haverty. 1984. Foraging behavior of the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Environ. Entomol. 13: 1466-1470.
11. Su, N.-Y., P. M. Ban, and R. H. Scheffrahn. 1991. Suppression of foraging populations of the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) by field applications of a slow-acting toxicant bait. J. Econ. Entomol. 84: 1525-1531.
12. Tamashiro, M., J. K. Fujii, and P.-Y. Lai. I973. A simple method to observe, trap, and prepare large numbers of subterranean termites for laboratory and field experiments. Environ. Entomol. 2: 721-722.