Preferences of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki and Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) among Three Commercial Wood Species

The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, and the Asian subterranean termite, Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann), are both pests of wood in service in Hawaii and Florida. We conducted a laboratory study using method modified from those described in standard E1-09 of the American...

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Main Authors: Nirmala K. Hapukotuwa, J. Kenneth Grace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-11-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/2/4/499/