Recruitment Pheromones of Subterranean Termites Particularly the Formosan Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki.

Abstract

The following research is discussed: Elucidation of sternal gland in Coptotermes formosanus and establishment of presence of gland in Reticulitermes tibialis, Cryptotermes brevis, Incistermes immigrans, and Neotermes connexus; interspecific responses elucidated with several termite species and analogs of the trail-following pheromone originally isolated from R. virginicus and wood decayed by the brown rot fungus Lenzites trabea; nitrogen-fixation in both termites and a wood-eating cockroach (Cryptocercus punctulatus); methane production (methanogenesis) in a wood-eating cockroach (C. punctulatus) and in several termite species tested.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA001231

Entities

People

  • Fumio Matsumura
  • Harry C. Coppel

Organizations

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Factors
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cells (Biology)
  • Elements
  • Fungi
  • Nitrogen
  • Pheromones
  • Production

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Environmental science

Readers

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