Tuesday, December 12, 2006
D0378
Behavioral avoidance of cold or falling temperatures in two subterranean termites
Dunlun Song and Xing Ping Hu, huxingp@auburn.edu. Auburn University, Entomology, 363 Funchess Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
This study investigated the behavioral avoidance of immediate freezing or falling temperatures in Formosan subterranean termites (FST), Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), in comparison with a more cold-tolerant eastern subterranean termite (EST), Reticulitermes flavipes. Our tests indicated cold-avoidance behavior in both termite species, and EST can survive better in cold than FST.
Species 1: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Coptotermes formosanus (Formosan subterranean termite)
Species 2: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Reticulitermes flavipes (Eastern subterranean termite)
See more of Display Presentations, Section Fb. Urban Entomology
See more of Poster
See more of The 2006 ESA Annual Meeting, December 10-13, 2006
See more of Poster
See more of The 2006 ESA Annual Meeting, December 10-13, 2006