An acoustical termite detection device was used to evaluate the presence of termites in the laboratory and field. Laboratory tests could detect differences in numbers of termites as well as detect changes in termite activity correlated with temperature differences. Field tests could detect termites in living trees. Differences in termite activity in trees were correlated with seasonal changes. Acoustical termite detection technology appears promising.
Species 1: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Coptotermes formosanus (Formosan subterranean termite)
Keywords: tree
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