Effect of seasonal changes in soil temperature and moisture on wood consumption and foraging activity of formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1024-1030

  Cornelius, Mary L ^a   Osbrink, Weste L A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

feeding rates; monitoring station; seasonal trends; subterranean termite

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WOOD;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; NEW ORLEANS; SEASONS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WOOD;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 79960349475     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC10332     Document Type: Article

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