Drywood Pest Termite Cryptotermes brevis (Blattaria: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae): a Detailed Morphological Study of Pseudergates
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DOI: 10.1007/s13744-019-00687-4
Abstract: The Kalotermitidae Cryptotermes brevis (Walker) presents colonies that lack a true worker caste. They have totipotent worker-like individuals named pseudergates. Few studies have characterized the morphology of immature instars, including pseudergates. In order to identify… read more here.
Keywords: compound eyes; kalotermitidae; instar nymphs; cryptotermes brevis ... See more keywords
Thermal tolerance of an invasive drywood termite, Cryptotermes brevis (Blattodea: Kalotermitidae).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2022.103199
Abstract: West Indian drywood termites (Cryptotermes brevis, Blattodea: Kalotermitidae) are an important invasive termite in many countries including Australia where they are spreading across two eastern states. Fumigation is often used to eliminate infestations, but it… read more here.
Keywords: termite; blattodea kalotermitidae; brevis blattodea; drywood ... See more keywords
Identification of Cryptotermes brevis (Walker, 1853) and Kalotermes flavicollis (Fabricius, 1793) Termite Species by Detritus Analysis
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DOI: 10.3390/f11040408
Abstract: We carried out morphological and dimensional analysis of the detritic elements deposited in the galleries of two termite species of the Kalotermitidae family present in Spain known as drywood termites (Cryptotermes brevis (Walker, 1853) and… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; kalotermes flavicollis; walker 1853; brevis walker ... See more keywords