Differential Susceptibility of MDF and Commercial Wood to Coptotermes gestroi

Differential Susceptibility of MDF and Commercial Wood to Coptotermes gestroi

ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the foraging and feeding preferences of Coptotermes gestroi (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) in wood from four forest species and Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) in urban areas of the municipalities of Rio de Janeiro, São Gonçalo and Seropédica, RJ, Brazil. Wooden a...

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Main Authors: Vinicius José Fernandes, Thiago Sampaio de Souza, Vinícius Gazal, Elen de Lima Aguiar-Menezes, Eurípedes Barsanulfo Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 2018-12-01
Series:Floresta e Ambiente
Subjects:
xylophagous termite
Medium Density Fiberboard
foraging behavior
cellulose material consumption
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872019000100115&lng=en&tlng=en

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