FEEDING PREFERENCE OF SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES FOR FOREST SPECIES ASSOCIATED OR NOT A WOOD-DECAYING FUNGI

ABSTRACT This study was performed with the aim of determining the “natural” wood preferences of subterranean termites (Isoptera) in a field feeding experiment, giving a choice between a control (Pinus sp.) and test woods: three species of Eucalyptus. Feeding preference order of subterranean termites...

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Main Authors: Regina Célia Gonçalves Peralta, Euripedes Barsanulfo Menezes, Acácio Geraldo de Carvalho, Elen de Lima Aguiar-Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 2023-10-01
Series:Floresta e Ambiente
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872003000200058&tlng=en