CASE STUDIES ON TERMITES AND TERMITE MANAGEMENT
This document consists of two parts,
A, selected recent publications: by GTEG members, covering different countries, and/or recent
developments regarding termite biology and management, and
B, the papers presented at the GTEG Termite Biology and Management Workshop 2000.
The documents are classified according to the continent they refer to, unless they are of general
nature, and then by subject area:
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Phylogeny and taxonomy
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Biology (including ecology and behaviour)
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Invasive species
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Termite damage and termite management
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Biological Control
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Other
Part A. Selected recent publications: by GTEG members, covering
different countries, and/or recent developments regarding termite biology
and/or management.
(where possible with references to full publication or abstracts on the web)
Notes on finding texts on the web:
The URLs listed below were all working in May 2007. If you find the link does not work
any longer, you can try copying it into the "waybackmachine", of the internet archive,
see: http://www.archive.org/index.php and look for a page before May 2007.
Be careful, the machine already has "http:// ..." -so you may have to remove this.
A number of articles on termites can be found in the journal Sociobiology. Abstracts are
available on its website:
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/sociobiologyindex.html
There is also the possibility of finding Sociobiology abstracts and ordering the full
document through CAT.INIST, which is part of the French public CNRS. This can be
done by visiting www.google.com and searching for cat inist and sociobiology volume
number and page, or key words from the title (e.g. search: cat inist sociobiology 41 123).
For scientific papers, a number of publishers have developed and agreed on a system
called DOI, a way of identifying documents that is guaranteed never to change, so that it
will not be necessary to update the URLs for these documents.
When you encounter a DOI number there are two possibilities to link to the document:
adding http://dx.doi.org/ in front of it, e.g. for DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.024 you
get the URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.024
or:
Open the following DOI site in your browser: http://dx.doi.org
Enter the entire DOI number, (e.g.: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.024),
in the text box provided, and then click Go.
For some publishers the DOI is part of the URL, for example:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03219.x
The DOI is the number which follows /doi/abs/: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03219.x
General
Phylogeny and taxonomy
Inward D, Beccaloni G, Eggleton P. (2007) Death of an order: a comprehensive
molecular phylogenetic study confirms that termites are eusocial cockroaches.
Biol Lett. 2007 Apr 5; [Epub ahead of print]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Abstr
actPlus&list_uids=17412673&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_docsum
Key words: molecular phylogenetics, family Termitidae, eusocial cockroaches
Noda S, Kitade O, Inoue T, Kawai M, Kanuka M, Hiroshima K, Hongoh Y, Constantino
R, Uys V, Zhong J, Kudo T, Ohkuma M. (2007) Cospeciation in the triplex symbiosis
of termite gut protists (Pseudotrichonympha spp.), their hosts, and their bacterial
endosymbionts. Mol Ecol. 2007 Mar;16(6):1257-66 (abstract)
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03219.x
Key words: molecular phylogeny, codivergence, protists, endosymbiotic bacteria
Haverty MI, Woodrow RJ, Nelson LJ, Grace JK. (2005) Identification of termite
species by the hydrocarbons in their feces.
J Chem Ecol. 31(9):2119-51 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-005-6081-8
http://www.springerlink.com/content/v343114l70775358/
Key words: termite species identification, hydrocarbons, faeces, dampwood, drywood
Constantino, R. On-line Termite Database.
http://www.unb.br/ib/zoo/docente/constant/catal/catnew.html (publication)
Key words: world, taxonomy, geography, pest status
Biology (including ecology and behaviour)
Zhou, X., Faith, M. O. & Scharf, M.E. (2006) Social exploitation of hexamerin: RNAi
reveals a major caste-regulatory factor in termites.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Mar 21;103(12): 4499-4504
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/103/12/4499
Key words: RNA interference, caste-regulatory gene, soldier/worker, hexamerin
Ouédraogo,E.; Mando, A. &Brussaard, L. (2006) Soil fauna impacts on soil physical
properties. in: Uphoff, N.T. et al. (2006) Biological approach to sustainable soil systems
CRC press: 163-175
http://books.google.com/books?id=XO3pio5Opy8C&dq
Key words: termites, rehabilitation of crusted soils, physical properties improvement
König, H. &Varma, A. eds. (2006) Intestinal microorganisms of termites and other
invertebrates. Springer, 483pp
http://books.google.com/books?id=sbBG4-G7arQC&pg=PA3&ots=Cdtguw5989&dq
Key words: soil processes, cellulose digestion, symbiotic microorganisms
Evans TA, Lai JC, Toledano E, McDowall L, Rakotonarivo S, Lenz M. (2005)
Termites assess wood size by using vibration signals.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Mar 8;102(10):3732-7
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/102/10/3732 (full text)
Key words: wood size assessment, vibration signal, communication
Hacker M, Kaib M, Bagine RK, Epplen JT, Brandl R. (2005) Unrelated queens coexist
in colonies of the termite Macrotermes michaelseni.
Mol Ecol. 2005 Apr;14(5):1527-32
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02507.x
Key words: coexistence of unrelated queens, sterile offspring, DNA multilocus
fingerprinting, microsatellites
Korb, J. &Lenz, M. (2004) Reproductive decision-making in the termite, Cryptotermes
secundus (Kalotermitidae), under variable food conditions.
Behavioral Ecology Vol. 15 No. 3: 390–395
http://beheco.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/15/3/390
Key words: eusocial insects, evolution, reproductive development, dispersing sexuals,
ecological factors, food availability, drywood termite
M Kaib, P Jmhasly, L Wilfert, W Durka, S Franke, W. Francke, R.H. Leuthold, R.
Brandl (2004) Cuticular hydrocarbons and aggression in the termite Macrotermes
subhyalinus. Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol. 30, No. 2, February: 365-385
http://www.springerlink.com/content/vp1m125371780307/
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000017983.89279.c5
Key words: West Africa, cuticular hydrocarbons, 4 chemical phenotypes, 4 habitats,
nestmate recognition, aggression
Myles, T. G. (2004) Order Isoptera (Termites). In: Hutchins, M. (ed.) Grizmek's Animal
Life Encyclopedia. Second Edition, Volume 3: Insects, pp. 161-175. (html/pdf)
http://www.utoronto.ca/forest/termite/pub1.htm
Key words: evolution, not social cockroaches; development, castes; distribution, mostly
tropical/subtropical, habitat; behaviour; diet, endosymbiosis: flagellate protozoa, bacteria;
fungus cultivation; reproductive strategies; conservation, termite pest management,
termite biomass, biogeochemical cycles; 8 species
Thorne, B.L., N.L. Breisch and M.L. Muscedere. (2003) Evolution of eusociality and
the soldier caste in termites: Influence of intraspecific competition and accelerated
inheritance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 100 (22) 12808-12813.
http://www.thornelab.umd.edu/Termite_PDFS/SoldierCaste.pdf (article)
Key words: evolution, eusociality, intraspecific competition, soldiers
Reinhard J, Lacey MJ, Ibarra F, Schroeder FC, Kaib M, Lenz M. (2002) Hydroquinone:
a general phagostimulating pheromone in termites.
J Chem Ecol. 2002 Jan; 28(1):1-14.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j8072533m160120l/?p=ae3e4dc12feb45368704b90
037e79dea&pi=1 DOI: 10.1023/A:1013554100310
Key words: hydroquinone, phagostimulating pheromone, feeding site marker, all
termites species
Kaib, M.; Franke, S.; Francke, W. &Brandl, R. (2002) Cuticular hydrocarbons in a
termite: phenotypes and a neighbour-stranger effect.
Physiological Entomology 27: 189-198
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-3032.2002.00292.x
Key words: Cuticular hydrocarbons, aggression, colony recognition, 'dear-enemy'
phenomenon directly neighbouring colonies, Macrotermes, territoriality
Kaib, M.; Kinuthia, W.; Bagine, R. &Brandl, R. (in press) Chemical battles in the
'castles of clay'.
Nature East Africa, published by Nature Kenya
Key words: termitophiles, staphylinid beetles, Termitobia herus, cuticular hydrocarbons,
chemical camouflage, host colony
Invasive species
Lenz, M. (2006) Reticulitermes and Coptotermes – two successful invaders with
different strategies. Proceedings National Conference on Urban Entomology, May 21-24,
2006, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA: 76-77
http://ncue.tamu.edu/pdfs/2006proceedings.pdf
Keywords: Reticulitermes and Coptotermes, invasive species, biology, nest system,
reproduction, dominant species, from man-modified landscape
(Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Singapore, USA, Florida, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Australia)
Jenkins, T.M.; Jones, S.C.; Lee, C.-Y.; Forschler, B.T. Chen, Z.; Lopez-Martinez, G.;
Gallagher, N.T.; Brown, G.; Neal, M.; Thistleton, B. et al. (2007)
Phylogeography illuminates maternal origins of exotic Coptotermes gestroi (Isoptera:
Rhinotermitidae).
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42 (3) March: 612-621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.024
Keywords: Coptotermes gestroi; Asian subterranean termite; invasive species;
phylogenetics; mitochondrial DNA
(2003) Symposium on the Formosan Subterranean Termite in Sociobiology 41 (1A)
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv41n1ab2003.html
Keywords: Coptotermes formosanus, invasive species, biology: reproduction, caste
differentiation, foraging; management: physical barriers, baits etc.
Su, N.-T. (2003) Overview of the Global Distribution and Control of the Formosan
Subterranean Termite Sociobiology 41 (1A): 7-16
Key words: C. formosanus, invasive species, management, soil termiticides, baits
Termite damage and termite management
Lenz, M. (2005) Laboratory bioassays with termites – The importance of termite
biology.
International Research Group on Wood Preservation, Document IRG/WP 05-10550.
http://www.irg-wp.com/irgdocs/details.aspx?id=653b6d6a-ea16-43a2-aacf-67f32093f440
Keywords: Subterranean termites activity, survival; bioassays, effectiveness of
termiticides, resistance of materials, performance standards
Tsunoda, K. (2005) Improved management of termites to protect Japanese homes. In
Lee, C.Y. & Robinson, W.H. (eds.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on
Urban Pests, Singapore, July 2005: 33-37
http://www.icup.org.uk/reports%5CICUP005.pdf
Key words: Constructions, management, Japan, research findings; symbiotic intestinal
microorganisms, colony recognition, cellulose, juvenile hormone analogues, sclerotiumforming fungi, water requirement, baits, soils, timber durability
Thorne, B.L., J.F.A. Traniello, M. Lenz and B.M. Kard. (2004) Search and Destroy:
Termite Foraging Behavior and What it Means About Effective Termite IPM.
Pest Control Technology, February 2004: 44-48.
http://www.lfsc-courses.umd.edu/cv/docs/entm_cv/bthorne/01PCT_February04.pdf
(article)
Key words: constructions, foraging: when, where, how; baits
Su NY, Ban P, Scheffrahn RH. (2004) Use of a bait impact index to assess effects of bait
application against populations of Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera:
Rhinotermitidae) in a large area. J Econ Entomol. 2004 Dec; 97(6):2029-34
Key words: baits, impact, monitoring stations, Coptotermes formosanus
Grace, J.K. (2003) Termite resistant wood products.
Sociobiology 41 (1 a): 123-129
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv41n1ab2003.html#14
Key words: constructions, naturally resistant; treated with borate, CCA
Bhatia, T.K. (2002) Use of borate-treated wood as part of an IPM approach for durable
and sustainable construction. In Jones et al. eds. Proceedings of the 4th International
Conference on Urban Pests, Charleston, S.C. July 2002: 269-275
http://www.icup.org.uk/reports%5CICUP228.pdf
Key words: constructions, wood treatment, borates, IPM, environment
Lenz, M. and Evans, T.A. (2002): Termite bait technology: Perspectives from Australia..
In Jones et al.eds. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Urban Pests,
Charleston, S.C. July 2002: 27-36
http://www.icup.org.uk/reports%5CICUP202.pdf
Key words: Baits, active ingredient, juvenile hormone analogues, Metarhizium
anisopliae, matrix, phagostimulant, quantity of food resources, non random foraging,
local termite biology, adaptation
Cabrera, B.J.; Su, N.-Y.; Scheffrahn, R.H. & Koehler, P.G. (2002) Termite baits.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG363 (document online)
Key words: constructions, baits, how they work, advantages/disadvantages, products
Thorne, B.L. &Breish, N.L. (n.d.) A home owner's guide to termite baits.
Maryland Coop. Extension, Univ. Maryland, fact sheet 772, 8 pp
http://www.thornelab.umd.edu/02HomeownersGuideTermiteBaits.pdf
Key words: subterranean termites, baits, products, advantages/disadvantages, plan
National Conference on urban entomology 2006, Proceedings p48-60, Termite session
about testing devices, baits and termiticides, papers on: Pop up and Sentricon RTI
Station detection device, Sentricon® Termite Colony Elimination System, Recruit™ IV
bait, Advance® termite bait system, acetamiprid, imidacloprid, fipronil, certification in
Oklahoma
http://ncue.tamu.edu/pdfs/2006proceedings.pdf
Key words: detection, baits, termiticides, certification
International conferences on Urban Pests 2005/2002, Proceedings of the 5th/4th
International Conference on Urban Pests, Singapore/Charleston. (:search for author)
Various papers on termiticides, baits and other application methods:
(2005) Klein et al., metaflumizone (p101-103); Kamble et al., fipronil, exterior perimeter
treatment, localised interior treatment (p197-203); Osbrink et al., natural and
conventional insecticides (p213-223); Parman et al., imidacloprid (p225-227); Tomalski
et al., imidacloprid (p243-249); Peters et al., interception &baiting system, chlorfluazuron
(p229-232); Salap et al., noviflumuron (p239-241); Hu, indoxacarb (p515-abstract).
(2002) Glen et al., baiting systems, hexaflumuron, sufluramid (p325-334); Klein et al.,
Subterfuge® bait, hydramethylnon (p341-344); Baker et al., organophosphate,
bifenthrin, imidacloprid, fipronil, soils, barriers (p369-373); Scharf et al., juvenile
hormone and analogs (p490-abstract)
http://www.icup.org.uk/icuphome.asp
Key words: detection, baits, termiticides
Entomological Society of America Annual Meetings. For 2006, 2005, 2004 a number of
abstracts and recorded presentations are on line, on IPM, various detection and baiting
systems as well as termiticides. (search termite)
http://www.entsoc.org/annual_meeting/Past_meetings/index.htm
Key words: detection, baits, termiticides
Symposium at the 2005 meeting: Integrated Pest Management for Subterranean
Termites, are we there yet?
Presentations on Hawaii, New Orleans, China, Chile, Malaysia etc.
http://esa.confex.com/esa/2005/techprogram/session_2488.htm
Key words: IPM, subterranean termites
Biological Control
Lenz, M. (2005) Biological control in termite management: The potential of nematodes
and fungal pathogens. In Lee, C.Y. & Robinson, W.H. (eds.), Proceedings of the 5th
International Conference on Urban Pests, Singapore, July 2005: 47-52
http://www.icup.org.uk/reports%5CICUP008.pdf
Key words: constructions, tea, coconut, nematodes; Heterorhabditis, fungi, Beauveria
bassiana; Metarhizium anisopliae, high temperatures central nest, spore repellence,
behavioural defence mechanisms; inundative treatments, baits, IPM
Grace, J.K. (2003) Approaches to biological control of termites.
Sociobiology 41 (1 a): 115-121
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv41n1ab2003.html#13
Key words: biological control, ants, termite defences, fungi, nematodes, bacteria
Dong, C.J; Zhang, J.; Chen, W.; Huang, H.; &Hu, Y. (2007) Characterization of a newly
discovered China variety of Metarhizium anisopliae (M. anisopliae var. dcjhyium) for
virulence to termites, isoenzyme, and phylogenic analysis.
Microbiological Research 162(1): 53-61
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2006.07.001
Key words: new variety, Odontotermes formosanus, China, infectious, virulent, low
repellency
Yanagawa, A. and Shimizu, S. (2006) Resistance of the termite, Coptotermes formosanus
Shiraki to Metarhizium anisopliae due to grooming.
Biocontrol 52 (1): 75-85 DOI: 10.1007/s10526-006-9020-x
http://www.springerlink.com/content/y05218353wwhk726/
Key words: Coptotermes formosanus, Metarhizium anisopliae, grooming, conidia
removal, group resistance against infection
Siderhurst, M.S.; James, D.M.; Blunt, T.D.& Bjostad, L.B. (2005) Antimicrobial
activity of the termite (Isoptera) alkaloid norharmane against the entomopathogenic
fungus Metarhizium anisopliae. Sociobiology 46(3): 563-577
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv46n32005.html
Key words: Isoptera, 18 genera with norharmane, antimicrobial, against Metarhizium
anisopliae
Siderhurst, M.S.; James, D.M.; Blunt, T.D.& Bjostad, L.B. (2005) Endosymbiont
biosynthesis of norharmane in Reticulitermes termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
Sociobiology 45(3): 687-705
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv45n32005.html#14
Key words: Isoptera, Reticulitermes, norharmane in termite hemolymph, biosynthesis by
endosymbiont.
Kistner, D. (2003) A new species of Aleocharine Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) that is
predaceous on termites (Isoptera: Termitidae) Sociobiology 42(3): 559-567
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv42n32003.html#2
Key words: A new genus Thoracophagus congoensis, brief observations, predaceous on
termites, somewhat prey specific, Congo Republic
C. Husseneder, R.E. Collier, and B.R. Wise (2006) Paratransgenesis in termites.
Proceedings National Conference on Urban Entomology, May 21-24, 2006, RaleighDurham, North Carolina, USA: 144-146
http://ncue.tamu.edu/pdfs/2006proceedings.pdf
Key words: genetic engineering, microbial symbionts, detrimental genes
Other
Steiner, A. (2007) Tapping Termite Technology for Green Gold Mining.
http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=502&ArticleID
=5533&l=en
Key words: termites, gut microbes, enzymes, woody wastes, biofuels, Brazil, biodiversity
Africa
Phylogeny and taxonomy
Eggleton, P., Inward, D. &Jones, D. (2006) One more novelty: tropical termite diversity
came out of Africa. IUSSI August 2006 International Congress, symposium 10, 91.
http://iussi.confex.com/iussi/2006/techprogram/P1925.HTM
Key words: hypotheses, Africa, termite diversity, termite evolution, closed canopy
rainforests, secondary colonisation, biogeography, phylogenetics
Termite damage and termite management –including agriculture and forestry
Mitchell, J.D. (2002) Termites as pests of crops, forestry, rangeland and structures in
Southern Africa and their control.
Sociobiology 40 (1): 47-69
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=13648716
Key words: Southern Africa, crop losses, post harvest losses, forestry (exotic species),
Macrotermitinae. Hodotermes mossambicus major destruction of arid/semi-arid
rangeland, competition to domestic stock and game, erosion. Coptotermes amanii constructions; invasive species Cryptotermes brevis coastal areas.
Biological Control
N.K. Maniania, S. Ekesi1 and J. M. Songa (2002)
Managing termites in maize with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae
Insect Sci. Applic. Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 41 – 46
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=cache:m0w4fGi6CsJ:www.bioline.org.br/request%3Fti02006+Metarhizium+anisopliae+termites+
maize (article)
Key words: agriculture, tropical Africa, biological control, maize, fungus
Termite damage and termite management –including agriculture and forestry
South Africa
Smit E.; van den Berg J. (2003) Effect of Tillage Methods on Termite Damage to Maize
in South Africa. Insect Science and Its Application 23 (2) 1 June 2003: 153-156
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/icipe/isa/2003/00000023/00000002/art00011
Key words: Agriculture, Southern Africa, Microtermes sp., Odontotermes sp., pests,
maize, lodging, deep tillage
Zambia
G. Sileshi, P. L. Mafongoya, F. Kwesiga, P. Nkunika (2005) Termite damage to maize
grown in agroforestry systems, traditional fallows and monoculture on nitrogen-limited
soils in eastern Zambia.
Agricultural and Forest Entomology 7(1):61–69 DOI:10.1111/j.1461-9555.2005.00242.x
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1461-9555.2005.00242.x
Key words: Southern Africa, maize, monoculture, traditional, improved fallows,
agroforestry, termite damage
Asia
Phylogeny and taxonomy
Kirton, L.G. (2005) The importance of accurate termite taxonomy in the broader
perspective of termite management. In Lee, C.Y. & Robinson, W.H. (eds.), Proceedings
of the 5th International Conference on Urban Pests, Singapore, July 2005: 1-7
http://www.icup.org.uk/reports%5CICUP001.pdf
Key words: Constructions, Coptotermes gestroi: NE India, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia
Indonesia; invasive species, Florida, Brazil, Caribbean Islands
Kirton L.G. & Brown,V.K. (2003)
The taxonomic status of pest species of Coptotermes in Southeast Asia: resolving the
paradox in the pest status of the termites, Coptotermes gestroi, C. havilandi and C.
travians (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
Sociobiology 42(1): 43-63.
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=14752881
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv42n12003.html
Key words: Southeast Asia, taxonomic confusion, invasive species
Kirton, L.G. 2004. Case study 32: Resolving the Southeast Asian termite paradox. Pp. 9
in Davies, H., King, N., & Smith, R. (Eds.), Taxonomy: Targeting Invasives. Bionetinternational, Egham.
http://www.bionet-intl.org/case_studies/case32.htm
Key words: Southeast Asia, taxonomic confusion, invasive pest species
TRG 2004 Termite lists of species for Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea,
Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia: 71-103
Key words: termite species lists, Pacific Rim
Termite damage and termite management
Lee CY, C Vongkaluang & M Lenz (2007) Challenges to subterranean termite
management in multi-genera faunas in South East Asia and Australia.
Sociobiology (USA) 50: 213 – 221
http://idisk.mac.com/chowyang/Public/089.pdf
Key words: Termite management, tropical Asia Pacific, multi-genera, secondary pests,
baits ineffective against non-Rhinotermitidae, chemical soil treatment, nest sites
targeting, mound excavation, constructions
2004 Questionnaire survey Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia: 55-69
Keywords: pest species, losses, POPs, soil termiticides, wood treatment, alternatives
Malaysia
Termite damage and termite management
Kirton, L.G. & M. Azmi (2005) Patterns in the relative incidence of subterranean termite
species infesting buildings in Peninsular Malaysia. Sociobiology 46(1): 1-15.
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=16934347
Key words, species, Malaysia, constructions
Kirton, L.G. & Wong, A.H.H. 2001. The economic importance and control of termite
infestations in relation to plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular
Malaysia - An overview. Sociobiology 37(2): 325-349. (no abstract found on web)
Kirton, L.G., Brown, V.K. & Azmi, M. 1999. The pest status of the termite, Coptotermes
curvignathus, in Acacia mangium plantations: incidence, mode of attack and inherent
predisposing factors. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 11: 822-831. (no abstract /web)
Kirton, L.G., Brown, V.K. & Azmi, M. 1999. Do forest-floor wood residues in
plantations increase the incidence of termite attack? - Testing current theory. Journal of
Tropical Forest Science 11: 218-239. (no abstract found on web)
For bibliography of publications by L.G. Kirton, see:
http://info.frim.gov.my/cfdocs/infocenter/expertise/pub/LG%20Kirton%20Publications%
202005.doc
Lee, C.-Y. (2004) Current termite management in Peninsular Malaysia.
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia: 37-42 (p37-38 missing)
Keywords: Coptotermes sp., constructions, tree roots left, soil treatment, arsenic trioxide
dusting, chlorpyrifos, baiting, training pest control operators, secondary pests
Japan
Phylogeny and taxonomy/ invasive species
Tsunoda, K. (2006) Is Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) an exotic
invader for Japan?
Proceedings National Conference on Urban Entomology, May 21-24, 2006, RaleighDurham, North Carolina, USA: 78-79
http://ncue.tamu.edu/pdfs/2006proceedings.pdf
Key words: Coptotermes formosanus origin, forests, termitophilous beetles, Japan
Termite damage and termite management
Tsunoda, K. (2003)
Economic importance of Formosan Termite and control practices in Japan (Isoptera:
Rhinotermitidae)
Sociobiology 41 (1 a): 27-36
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv41n1ab2003.html#2
(abstract) or http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=14505599
Key words: Japan, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki; constructions, high costs,
conventional treatments; environmental conditions in crawlspace
Tsunoda, K. &Yoshimura, T. (2004) Current termite management in Japan.
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia: 1-5
Keywords: Reticulitermes speratus, Coptotermes formosanus, chemical soil and wood
treatment, baiting program, physical barrier, construction design
China
Biology (including ecology and behaviour)
Cheng, J.; Mo, J.; Deng,T.; Mao,W. &Li,D. (2007) Biology and ecology of
Odontotermes formosus in China.
Sociobiology 50(1): 45-61
Key words: biology, ecology, nest, environment, pest: crops, forests, dams/dykes
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/sociobiologycurrent.html
Termite damage and termite management
Li Xiaoying Li, (2005) Moving toward subterranean termite IPM in China.
Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting and Exhibition, December 15-18,
2005, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
http://esa.confex.com/esa/2005/techprogram/paper_18571.htm
Key words: pest species, constructions, preparation for chlordane and mirex ban, IPM,
baits, barrier techniques
Zhong, J.H. & Liu, L.L. (2002)
Termite fauna in China and their economic importance
Sociobiology 40 (1): 25-32
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=13648714
Key words: China, constructions, species, damage, baits
Zhong, J.H. & Liu, L.L (2003)
Experience with Coptotermes formosanus in China (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
Sociobiology 41 (1 a): 17-26
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv41n1ab2003.html#2
Key words: China, Coptotermes formosanus; widespread damage, chlordane replaced by
pyrethroids; baiting; dusting arsenic trioxide
Zhong, J. (2004) Current termite management in China.
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia: 11-16
Keywords: 476 species, constructions, dams, communications, forestry, crops,
Coptotermes formosanus, Reticulitermes flaviceps, soil treatment, wood treatment,
remedial control
India constructions/agriculture/forestry
Rajagopal, D. (2002) Economically Important Termite Species in India.
Sociobiology 41 (1 a): 33-46
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=13648715
Key words: Odontotermes obesus; subterranean termites Heterotermes indicola,
Coptotermes ceylonicus, Microtermes obesi, Trinervitermes biformis, damage to major
field crops and forest plantations, buildings, soil fertility
Philippines constructions
Menandro N. Acda (2004) Economically important termites (Isoptera) of the Philippines
and their control. Sociobiology 43 (2): 159-168
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv43n22004.html#2
Key words: Philippines, constructions, termite control, serious structural pests:
Coptotermes vastator, Macrotermes gilvus, Nasutitermes luzonicus, Microcerotermes
losbanosensis, Cryptotermes cynocephalus, Cryptotermes dudleyi
Yudin, L. (2002) Termites of Mariana Islands and Philippines, their damage and
control. Sociobiology 41 (1 a): 71-74
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=13648717
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv40n12002.html
Key words: Constructions, Coptotermes vastator, urban areas, baits' success; not for
subterranean Schedorhinotermes, Nasuitermes, Microcerotermes, and Macrotermes spp.
in rural dwellings
Garcia, C. &Giron, M. (2004) Current termite management in the Philippines.
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia: 22-27
Keywords: 54 species, Coptotermes vastator, Macrotermes gilvus, Microcerotermes losbaňosensis, Nasutitermes luzonicus, Cryptotermes cynocephalus, C. dudleyi, chemical
treatment, constructions
Thailand
Klangkaew, C.; Inoue, T.; Abe, T.; Takematsu, Y.; Kudo, T.; Noparatnaraporn, N. &
Kirtibutr, N. (2002) The Diversity and Abundance of Termites (Isoptera) in the Urban
Area of Bangkok, Thailand
Sociobiology 39(3): 485-493
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv39n32002.html#11
Key words: Bangkok, Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae; constructions: Coptotermes gestroi
Vongkalung, C. (2004) Current termite management in Thailand.
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia: 43-46
Keywords: constructions, Coptotermes gestri urban, Microcerotermes crassus in rural
areas, prevention and control, baits
Vietnam constructions (dams & dikes), tree crop, forestry
Tuyen, van V. (2004) Current termite management in Vietnam.
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia: 28-31
Keywords: Coptotermes, Globitermes, Cryptotermes domesticus, Macrotermes,
Odontotermes, Hypotermes, dike, dam; living trees: coffee, eucalyptus; chemical soil and
wood treatment; termiticides and clay mortar into nests (dikes&dams)
Indonesia constructions
Yusuf, S. (2004) Current termite management in Indonesia.
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia: 32-36
Keywords: 179 species, Coptotermes sp., Macrotermes gilvus, termite management, preand post-construction soil treatments, wood treatment
Korea
Lee, D.-h. (2004) Current termite management in Korea.
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia: 6-10
Keywords: constructions, Reticulitermes spp., traditional prevention measures, damage,
baiting, pressure treatment with preservatives
Lai, P.-Y. (2004) Current termite management in Taiwan.
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia 17-21
Keywords: Coptotermes formosanus, Reticulitermes, Odontotermes formosanus,
constructions, cables, chemical treatment, bait system
Australia and New Zealand
Australia
Phylogeny and taxonomy
Lo N, Eldridge RH, Lenz M. (2006) Phylogeny of Australian Coptotermes (Isoptera:
Rhinotermitidae) species inferred from mitochondrial COII sequences.
Bull Entomol Res. 2006 Aug; 96(4):433-7.
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cup/ber/2006/00000096/00000004/art00014
Key words: Australia, Coptotermes, taxonomy, phylogeny, mitochondrial DNA
Termite damage and termite management
Peters, B.C. & Fitzgerald, C.J. (2007) Developments in termite management in
Queensland, Australia: life after cyclodienes (Isoptera).
Sociobiology 49 (3): 231-249
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/sociobiologyindex.html
Key words: constructions, POP termiticide ban, building regulations, standards, licensing
pest managers, physical barriers, baits, Australia.
Lenz, M. (2002). Termite problem species and management of termite problems in
Australia.
Sociobiology 40(1): 11-12 (no abstract found on web)
Creffield, J. &Lenz, M. (2004) Current termite management in Australia. 1. Hazard,
detection, standards/regulatory bodies and preservation of wood and wood products.
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia: 47-52
Keywords: 370 species, exotic Cryptotermes, subterranean termites, Mastotermes;
constructions, age; detection devices, standards, wood preservation, more
environmentally-acceptable formulations
Lenz, M. &Creffield, J. (2004) Current termite management in Australia. 2. Physical,
chemical and biological options.
Proceedings of the meeting of the Pacific Rim Termite Research Group TRG 1, 8-9
March 2004, Penang, Malaysia:52-54
Keywords: organochlorines replaced, mirex for Mastotermes baits, constructions, termite
management systems, physical barriers, building design, inspection, "trap and treat",
baits, insect pathogens
Building Services Authority Queensland (2001) Termite management systems. Advisory
notes for home owners and builders, 24pp.
http://www.bsa.qld.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/1299D470-CD32-476A-8894861359B4DB0E/0/TermiteManagementSystems.pdf
Key words: constructions, inspections, Australian building code, chemical barriers,
physical barriers, termite resistant materials, management after moving in
New Zealand Invasive species
Ross, M.G. (2005) Responding to incursions of Australian subterranean termites in New
Zealand. In Lee, C.Y. & Robinson, W.H. (eds.), Proceedings of the 5th International
Conference on Urban Pests, Singapore, July 2005: 233-238
http://www.icup.org.uk/reports%5CICUP036.pdf
Key Words: Invasive species, constructions, Coptotermes acinaciformis, utility poles,
railway sleepers; border controls; Sentricon® bait stations, monitoring, elimination
Europe
Phylogeny and taxonomy
Bagnères, A.-G.; Lefebvre, T ; Kutnik, M. and Dronnet, S. (2006)
Termites in Europe: from evolutionary processes to trans-Atlantic importation
IUSSI August 2006 International Congress, symposium 10, 92.
http://iussi.confex.com/iussi/2006/techprogram/P1465.HTM
Key words: chemotaxonomy, phylogenetics, microsatellite markers, mitochondrial
&nuclear genes, evolution, European termite species, ice ages, invasive species
Austin, JW ; Szalanski, A.L.; Sheffrahn, R.H.; Messenger M. T. ; Dronnet, S.; Bagnères,
A.-G.; (2005) Genetic evidence for the synonymy of two Reticulitermes species:
Reticulitermes flavipes and Reticulitermes santonensis
- Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am, vol. 98, no3, pp. 395-401
http://comp.uark.edu/~aszalan/annals_2005b.pdf (full article)
Key words: R. Santonensis France synonym of R. flavipes USA, mitochondrial DNA
Uva P., Clément J.-L., Austin J.W., Aubert J., Zaffagnini V., Quintana A. & Bagnères
A.-G. (2004) Origin of a new Reticulitermes termite (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) inferred
from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30:
344-353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00202-1 or
http://www.univ-tours.fr/irbi/cadresPresentation.htm see below pdfs Bagnères
Key words: mitochondrial DNA; ND1; ITS2; new Reticulitermes sp., phylogeny, R.
balkanensis, postglacial colonisation
J.-L. Clément, A. G. Bagnères, P. Uva, L. Wilfert, A. Quintana, J. Reinhard, S. Dronnet.
(2001) Biosystematics of Reticulitermes termites in Europe. Morphological, chemical,
molecular data. Insectes Sociaux 48:202-215
http://www.univ-tours.fr/irbi/cadresPresentation.htm see below pdfs Bagnères
Key words: Termites, Reticulitermes, taxonomy, Europe, 6 species, isolation.
Biology (including behaviour)
Dronnet S., Lohou C., Christides J.-P., & Bagnères A.-G. (2006) Cuticular
hydrocarbon composition reflect genetic relationships among colonies of the introduced
termite Reticulitermes santonensis Feytaud. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 32, 1027-1042
http://www.univ-tours.fr/irbi/cadresPresentation.htm see below pdfs Bagnères
http://www.springerlink.com/content/51hw60r0823m5164/?p=c5f98b284b5b492a9887a0
033221676f&pi=9
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9043-x
Key words: Cuticular hydrocarbons, microsatellite DNA, subterranean termite,
Reticulitermes santonensis, multivariate analyses, social structure
Dronnet, S., Chapuisat, M, Vargo, E.L., Lohou, C. and Bagnères, A.-G. (2005)
Genetic analysis of the breeding system of an invasive subterranean termite,
Reticulitermes santonensis, in urban and natural habitats
Molecular Ecology 14 April (5): 1311-1320
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02508.x (abstract)
http://www.univ-tours.fr/irbi/cadresPresentation.htm see below pdfs Bagnères
Key words: France, mode of dispersal, invasive species, breeding system, genetic
structure, extended families, neotenics
Invasive species
Bagnères, A.-G. (2006) Recent data on termite invasion and infestation in Western
Europe. Proceedings National Conference on Urban Entomology, May 21-24, 2006,
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA: 80
Key words: Reticulitermes santonensis, R. Flavipes, synonymy, invasive species, USA,
Europe, France, Paris
http://ncue.tamu.edu/pdfs/2006proceedings.pdf
France
Bagnères AG, Kutnik M, Dronnet S & S Dupont (2004) Les termites insectes
conquérants. Pour la Science, Février, 316: 40-45 (French)
http://www.univ-tours.fr/irbi/cadresPresentation.htm see below pdfs Bagnères
Key words: termite expansion in France, biology, reproduction, control, European
species, new species, laws France/Europe, chemistry, recognition, phylogeny,
mitochondrial DNA
Dronnet S., Ohresser M., Vargo E., Lohou C., Clément J.-L. & Bagnères A.-G. (2002)
Colony studies of the subterranean termite, Reticulitermes santonensis Feytaud (Isoptera,
Rhinotermitidae), in the city of Paris. In Jones et al. eds. Proceedings of the 4th
International Conference on Urban Pests, Charleston, S.C. July 2002: 295-301.
http://www.icup.org.uk/reports%5CICUP232.pdf
Key words: Reticulitermes santonensis, invasive species, Paris, map, street trees,
buildings, breeding system, inbreeding, relatedness, neotenics, urban infestation
Pdfs of publications by A.-G. Bagnères:
http://www.univ-tours.fr/irbi/cadresPresentation.htm
Pdfs of publications on termites: click on "recherche", "écologie chimique", "AnneGeneviève Bagnères", Liste des publications"
Germany
Hertel, H. & Plarre, R. (2006) Invasive termites: lessons from two species introduced to
Germany. Proceedings National Conference on Urban Entomology, May 21-24, 2006,
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA: 74-76
http://ncue.tamu.edu/pdfs/2006proceedings.pdf
Key words: Reticulitermes flavipes, USA, invasive species, Hamburg, soil and wall
drenching, house burning, baits; Berlin, Heterotermes indicola, microencapsulated
pesticidal bait
United Kingdom
R.H.J. Verkerk & A.F. Bravery (2004) A case study from the UK of possible successful
eradication of Reticulitermes grassei. Final Workshop COST Action E22 ‘Environmental
Optimisation of Wood Protection’ Lisboa – Portugal, 22nd - 23rd March 2004
http://www.bfafh.de/inst4/43/pdf/7casestu.pdf
Key words: Reticulitermes grassei, invasive species, North Devon, U.K., semi-rural
environment, eradication, hexaflumuron-impregnated Scots pine 'wafer' baits
Azores (Portugal)
Myles. T.G.; Borges, P.A.V.; Lopes, D. and Simões, A. (2006) An exotic introduction of
Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) to the Azores (Portugal) and the initiation of control
measures. Proceedings National Conference on Urban Entomology, May 21-24, 2006,
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA:
http://ncue.tamu.edu/pdfs/2006proceedings.pdf
Key words: Cryptotermes brevis, Azores (Portugal); invasive species
Portugal Biology (including ecology and behaviour)
T Nobre, L Nunes, P Eggleton and DE Bignell (2006) Distribution and genetic variation
of Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Portugal. Heredity 96: 403–409
http://www.nature.com/hdy/journal/v96/n5/abs/6800820a.html
Key words: Reticulitermes grassei, different wood &soil types, geographic genetic
polymorphism, molecular diagnostics, Portugal
Spain
Termite damage and termite management
Gaju, M; Notario, M.J.; , Moral, R.; Alcaide, E.; Moreno, T.; Molero, R. & Bach de
Roca, C. (2002) Termite damage to buildings in the Province of Córdoba, Spain.
Sociobiology 40(1): 75-85
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv40n12002.html
Key words: Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae, Reticulitermes lucifugus, urban pest, Spain
North America
Canada
Termite damage and termite management Alternatives to soil drenching
Myles, T. G. 2004. Termite Control in Canada. Centre for Urban and Community
Studies, University of Toronto, Research Bulletin No. 23. 4 pp. (pdf)
http://www.utoronto.ca/forest/termite/Termite_Control%20RB23.pdf
Key words: Canada, constructions, Reticulitermes flavipes, invasive species, Toronto; soil
drenching, high costs, POPs, chlorpyrifos, permethrin; alternatives, Trap-Treat-Release,
sulflumarid resinous coating; baits; biocontrol, fungal pathogens, Antennopsis gallica
USA
Phylogeny and taxonomy
Ye W, Lee CY, Scheffrahn RH, Aleong JM, Su NY, Bennett GW, Scharf ME. (2004)
Phylogenetic relationships of nearctic Reticulitermes species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
with particular reference to Reticulitermes arenincola Goellner.
Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2004 Mar;30(3):815-22.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1055-7903(03)00230-6
Key words: phylogenetics, taxonomy, 7 Reticulitermes, mitochondrial DNA, USA, EU
Page, M., L.J. Nelson, B.T. Forschler, and M.I. Haverty (2002) Cuticular hydrocarbons
suggest three lineages in Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from North America.
Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 131B: 305-324. (pdf online)
http://treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/9996
Key words: cuticular hydrocarbons, Reticulitermes, phylogeny, taxonomy, three lineages
Foster, B.T.; Cognato, A.I.; and Gold, R.E. (2004)
DNA-Based Identification of the Eastern Subterranean Termite Reticulitermes flavipes J. Econ. Entomol. 97(1): 95-101 (pdf)
http://termites.tamu.edu/publications.html
Key words: molecular, taxonomy, phylogenetics, Reticulitermes flavipes
Biology (including ecology and behaviour)
Thorne, B.L. Breisch, N.L.; Johns, P.M.; and Abdul-Haqq, R. A. (2006).
The extended royal family: origin, persistence, polyphenism and evolutionary
implications of termite neotenics and reproductive soldiers.
IUSSI August 2006 International Congress, symposium 17, 190
http://iussi.confex.com/iussi/2006/techprogram/P2295.HTM
Key words: primitive dampwood termite Zootermopsis nevadensis, agression
nest inheritance, offspring helpers,
Vargo, E. L. (2006) Breeding systems of Reticulitermes spp.: a comparative study based
on molecular markers.
Proceedings National Conference on Urban Entomology, May 21-24, 2006, RaleighDurham, North Carolina, USA: 143-144
http://ncue.tamu.edu/pdfs/2006proceedings.pdf
Keywords: Eastern USA, 3 Reticulitermes spp., microsatellite markers, colony breeding
structure, inbreeding North/South, simple families predominant, foraging distances
Long, C.E. and Thorne, B.L. (2006) Resource fidelity, brood distribution and foraging
dynamics in laboratory colonies of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
Ethology, Ecology, and Entomology 18: 113-125.
http://www.lfsc-courses.umd.ed`u/cv/?department=entm_cv&name=bthorne
Key words: Reticulitermes flavipes brood, caste distribution, resource fidelity, random
foraging.
Received from Forschler, B.T., illustration Erin Daniels.
Subterranean Termite Life Cycle. Poster
see pdf received from B. T. Forschler:
http://portalserver.unepchemicals.ch/termites/documents/termiteposter.pdf
Key words: egg, larva, worker, soldier, reproductives; ant& termite alate comparison
Forschler, B.T. (2006) The no-nest hypothesis describes a mobile, dispersed broodplacement scheme for termites from the genus Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Dep. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA, IUSSI August 2006 International
Congress, poster exhibit A, 476, see pdf received from B.T. Forschler:
http://portalserver.unepchemicals.ch/termites/documents/Forschler-iussi06.pdf
or http://iussi.confex.com/iussi/2006/techprogram/P2301.HTM
Key words, Rhinotermidae, evolution, old growth forests, mobile life style, no single nest
Lainé, L.V. and Wright, D.J. (2003) The life cycle of Reticulitermes spp. (Isoptera:
Rhinotermitidae): what do we know? (recommended by B.T. Forschler)
(N.B. Erratum slip concerning the annotations for figure 1)
Bulletin of Entomological Research 93 (4): 267–378 DOI: 10.1079/BER2003238
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=BER&volumeId=93&issueId=04
Key words: Reticulitermes, life cycle, review, development paths/time, plasticity,
complexity
Forschler, B.T. and Jenkins, T.M. (2000)
Subterranean termites in the urban landscape: understanding their social structure is the
key to successfully implementing population management using bait technology
Urban Ecosystems 4 (3): 231–251
http://springerlink.metapress.com/content/uk266u51u2x03u30/?p=a56dc6fa707f4538953
f2b21ba4d6639&pi=2
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012262727738
Key words: Rhinotermitidae, baiting, termite social structure, termite control
Invasive species
Forschler, B.T. (2002) The Formosan Subterranean Termite.
http://www.gaipm.org/factsheets/formosan.html (online publication)
Key words: USA, Formosan, identification, damage
Forschler, B.T. , Harron, J. &Jenkins, T.M. (2001) Case histories involving the
Formosan subterranean termite in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Sociobiology 37(2): 311-322 (pdf)
http://www.ent.uga.edu/Publications/forschler_case_histories.pdf
Key words: Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae, invasive species, community-based control,
Coptotremes formosanus. Importance of correct identification, shipment of infested
railroad ties
Cabrera BJ, Scheffrahn R.H., Su N-Y &Kern, W.H. (2006)
Status of two invasive termite species, Nasutitermes corniger and Coptotermes gestroi, in
Southeast Florida. Proceedings National Conference on Urban Entomology, May 21-24,
2006, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA: 98-99
http://ncue.tamu.edu/pdfs/2006proceedings.pdf
Keywords: 4 invasive species, SE Florida, Nasutitermes corniger , Coptotermes gestroi,
Heterotermes sp., C. formosanus
Termite damage and termite management-constructions
Forschler, B.T.; Jones, S.C.; Kard, B.; Baumann, G.J.; Henderson, G.; Suiter, D.; Baker,
P.; Howell, H.; Gold, R. & Johnson, D. (2007) Subterranean termite management, still
an ongoing process.
Pest Control March 2007: 88-95 www.PestControlMag.com see "technology feature" or
http://www.pestcontrolmag.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=Main&type=Mu
ltiPublishing&mod=PublishingTitles&mid=63C2276088144AAFB18BDABCE1CD1069
&tier=4&id=61CC92DD1C5B40D192E57CF6CB188BE9&AudId=684656F31B8B4B6
683116BD09F176110
Key words: constructions, subterranean termites, integrated management, building
maintenance, moisture control, landscaping, inspection, termite exclusion, baits
Henderson, G., Fei, H. &Morgan, A. (2006) Formosan Subterranean Termite attack on
the floodwalls and soil levees in New Orleans Louisiana.
Proceedings National Conference on Urban Entomology, May 21-24, 2006, RaleighDurham, North Carolina, USA: 100
http://ncue.tamu.edu/pdfs/2006proceedings.pdf
Keywords: New Orleans, Formosan subterranean termite, levee and floodwall damage,
bagasse seams, hollowed roots; Katrina, breaks, termite infestation/food sources
Ogg, C.; Ogg, B.; Kamble, S. &Ferraro, D. (2006) Subterranean termites, a handbook
for homeowners. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 56pp
http://pested.unl.edu/pesticide/pages/index.jsp?what=pageObjD&pageObjId=86
Key words: constructions, identification, biology, detection, prevention, resistant
materials, termiticides, baiting, economics
Thorne, B.L. &Breisch, N. L. Termites prevention, detection, control.
Maryland Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin # 245
http://www.thornelab.umd.edu/01TermitesPreventionDetectionControl.pdf (publication)
Key words: USA, constructions, termites, identification; prevention, moisture reduction,
vegetation, mulches, wood-soil contact; detection; termiticides, baits, borates
Lewis, V. R. 2006. Termite damage and detection: an American perspective.
Proceedings of The 3rd Conference of Pacific Rim Termite Research Group, March 6-7,
2006, Guangzhou, P.R. China, pp. 1-5. (no abstract found on web)
Getty, G. M., C. W. Solek, R. J. Sbragia, M. I. Haverty, and V. R. Lewis (2005)
Suppression of a subterranean termite community (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae,
Reticulitermes) using a baiting systems: a case study in Chatsworth, California, USA.
In C.Y. Lee and W. H. Robinson (eds.), Proceedings of the 5th International Conference
on Urban Pests, Singapore, July 2005: 165-169
http://www.icup.org.uk/reports%5CICUP027.pdf
Key words: Termite baiting, hexaflumuron, noviflumuron, constructions
Lewis, V. R.; Power, A.B. &Getty, G.M. (2005) Field evaluation of Thiamethoxam 2SC
for the management of the western drywood termite (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in
structures. In C.Y. Lee and W. H. Robinson (eds), Proceedings of the 5th International
Conference on Urban Pests, Singapore, July 2005: 331-336
http://www.icup.org.uk/reports%5CICUP051.pdf
Key words: Western drywood termite, thiamethoxam injection, infestations reduced,
acoustic emissions detection, X-ray detection; constructions
Su Nan-Yao (2002) Novel technologies for subterranean termite control.
Sociobiology 40 (1): 95-101
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=13648720
Keywords: USA, constructions, subterranean, invasive pests, termiticides, physical
barriers, insecticide impregnated barriers, baits, efficacy, environmental standards
South America
Termite damage and termite management-constructions/agriculture/forestry
R. Constantino (2002)
The pest termites of South America: taxonomy, distribution and status
Journal of Applied Entomology 126:7-8 355
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1439-0418.2002.00670.x
DOI:10.1046/j.1439-0418.2002.00670.x
Key words: South America, pests, pest status, distribution, Coptotermes havilandi
introduced Uruguay and Chile, introduced Cryptotermes brevis, native Nasutitermes
coniger. 5 main agricultural pest species, most affected: sugarcane, upland rice,
eucalyptus
Fontes, L.R. &Milano, S. (2002) Termites as an urban problem in South America.
Sociobiology 40(1): 103-151
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv40n12002.html
Key words: South America, urban areas, constructions, Coptotermes havilandi, Sao
Paolo, control history
Chile
Phylogeny and taxonomy, invasive species
Su, N-Y; Ye, W; Ripa, R.; Scheffrahn, R H.; Giblin-Davis, R.M.(2006) Identification of
Chilean Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) inferred from three mitochondrial
gene DNA sequences and soldier morphology.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Volume 99, Number 2, March 2006,
pp. 352-363(12)
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/esa/aesa/2006/00000099/00000002/art00017
Key words: Reticulitermes from Chile similar to R. flavipes from California USA,
phylogenetics, mitochondrial DNA, invasive species
Termite damage and termite management-constructions/forestry
Argentina
Torales, G.J. (2002) Termites as structural pests in Argentina
Sociobiology 40(1): 191-206
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=13648725
Key words: Argentina, pests, constructions, Heterotermes longiceps, Nasutitermes
corniger, other Termitidae
Brazil
Milano, S. &Fontes, L.R. (2002) Termite pests and their control in urban Brazil
Sociobiology 40(1): 163-177
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=13648723
Key words: constructions, Coptotermes havilandi, Sao Paolo, control strategy
Wilcken, C.F.; Raetano, C.G. & Forti, L.C. (2002) Termite pests in eucalyptus forests of
Brazil.
Sociobiology 40(1): 179-190
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv40n12002.html
Key words: eucalyptus forest pest, insect damage types, rationalising pest control
Uruguay
Aber, A. &Beltrami, M. (2002)
Reticulitermes lucifugus in urban households in Uruguay (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Sociobiology 40(1): 153-162
http://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/volume/sociobiologyv40n12002.html
Key words: Uruguay, Reticulitermes lucifugus, pest, distribution, medium and light soils
Part B.Termite Biology and Management Workshop 2000
Report of the UNEP/FAO/Global IPM Facility Termite Biology and Management Workshop,
February 1-3, 2000, Geneva, Switzerland,
http://portalserver.unepchemicals.ch/Publications/RepTermBiolManW.pdf
General
Phylogeny and taxonomy
What does the Biological Species Concept mean for Termites
By M.I. Haverty
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 36-38
Key words: species concept
Biology (including ecology and behaviour)
Termites in the ecology and productivity of soils with special
reference to the Sahelian conditions
by A. Mando
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 46
Key words: Sahel, ecology, soil productivity, mulch, agriculture
Effects of underground fungus-growing termites on carbon dioxide
emission from soils at the chamber-and landscape-scales in a humid
savanna of Côte d’Ivoire
by K. Souleymane
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 53
http://portalserver.unepchemicals.ch/Publications/RepTermBiolManW.pdf
Key words: ecology, carbon dioxide emission, humid savanna, West Africa
Termite Evolution: The Fossil Record, Biogeography, and Relevance
to Pest Species
by B. L. Thorne
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 57-58
Key words: evolution, traits &ecological success, traits &vulnerability to control
Termite damage and termite management
Termites as Agricultural Pests
By T. G. Wood
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 59-60
Key words: agriculture, pests, control
Regulatory Agency Role in Termite Control 30
By S. Dwinell
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p30
Key words: regulatory agency, constructions, pests, USA
Africa
Biology (including ecology and behaviour)
Ecology and Biology of Termites in East Africa
By M. Kalb
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 39-40
Key words: East Africa, role in ecological processes, social organisation, pheromones
Termite damage and termite management
Distribution, danger and some habits of the termites in Egypt and
North Africa
By Samia Ibrahim M. Moein
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 47-48
Key words: North Africa, Egypt, species, pests, constructions, trees
Methods of controlling the structural termites in Egypt –
Conventional and prospect of the future management
By Samia Ibrahim M. Moein
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 49-50
Key words: Egypt, control, constructions
Termites as Structural Pests in Ethopia
By Abdurahman Abdulahi
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 23-24
Key words: Ethiopia, damage to: wooden structures, agriculture, forestry
Asia Termite damage and termite management
Major termite problems and termiticides in China
By Junhong Zhong
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 61-64
Key words: China, species, damage, pests, constructions, agriculture, forestry; dykes, dams,
plastic cables etc.; control
Australia
Biology (including ecology and behaviour)
Biology and Ecology of Australian Termites
By M. Lenz
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 41-42
Key words: Australia, species, roles in ecosystems, biology &effects of control strategies
Termite damage and termite management
Management of Australian Termites in the Built Environment and in Horticulture
By M. Lenz
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 41-42, 43-44
Key words: Australia, termite management, constructions, crop trees
Europe
Biology (including ecology and behaviour)
Natural Biology and Ecology of Termites in Europe
By J.L. Clément
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 24
Key words: Europe, species, identification, reproduction
Invasive species, Termite damage and termite management,
Termites as Structural Pests in Europe
By J.L. Clément
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 25-26
Key words: Europe, pests, spreading, control, invasive species, constructions
North America
Biology (including ecology and behaviour)
Natural Biology and Ecology of Termite for North America
By V.R. Lewis
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 45
Key words: North America, species, subterranean, drywood, dampwood
Termite damage and termite management
Termites as Structural Pests in North America
By B.T. Forschler
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 31-35
Key words: North America, structural pests, species, construction practices, control
(USA) Colony Ecology and Control of Subterranean Termites
By Nan-Yao Su
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 54-56
Key words: subterranean termites, population studies, foraging studies, control
South America
Biology (including ecology and behaviour)
Natural Biology and Ecology of Termites in South America
By R. Constantino
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 27-29
Key words: South America, species, pests, invasive species, faunas of biomes
Termite damage and termite management
Termites as Structural Pests in Chile
By R. Ripa and J. Smith
Termite Biology and Management Workshop, 2000, p 51-52
Key words: Chile, species, pests, control, constructions