Nymphs of the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): Aspects of formation and transformation

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 757-764

  Raina, Ashok ^a   Osbrink, Weste ^a   Park, Yong Ihl ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosamus; Formosan subterranean termite; Nymphs

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; REPRODUCTION; TERMITE;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPODA; COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 4344621289     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0757:NOTFST]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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