Effects of Sugar-Treated Foods on Preference and Nitrogen Fixation in &lt;I&gt;Reticulitermes flavipes&lt;/I&gt; (Kollar) and &lt;I&gt;Reticulitermes virginicus&lt;/I&gt; (Banks) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Waller, Deborah A.; Curtis, Anthony D.

doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0081:eostfo]2.0.co;2

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“…Many of the substances tested in the present study have already been tested for other termite species (see Waller et al 1999;Reinhard and Kaib 2001;Waller and Curtis 2003;Swoboda et al 2004;Haifig et al 2008). The results of our study, as with much of the existing literature, show that termites have speciesspecific preferences.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Some of these substances occur in wood extracts and as products of wood decay by microorganisms and insects (Highley and Kirk 1979;Mishra and Sen-Sarma 1979). Most chemicals had already been tested on other termite species and were found to have phagostimulant effects (Waller and Curtis 2003;Swoboda et al 2004;Haifig et al 2008). …”

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confidence: 99%

“…juvenile hormone analogues) (Su and Scheffrahn 1998;Hrdyé t al. 2001;Kubota et al 2006;Casarin et al 2009), and phagostimulants that may influence termite feeding preferences (Reinhard and Kaib 2001;Casarin et al 2003;Waller and Curtis 2003;Swoboda et al 2004;Saran and Rust 2005;Haifig et al 2008;Cornelius et al 2009). The feeding stimulants are used to enhance the uptake and thus the transfer of biocides to the termites during trophallaxis.…”

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Nutrients affecting food choice by the pest subterranean termiteCoptotermes gestroi(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Haifig

Marchetti

Costa–Leonardo

2010

International Journal of Pest Management

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Coptotermes gestroi is a subterranean termite from Asia, introduced accidentally to Brazil, where it is responsible for substantial damage in urban areas. The foraging range of this species frequently overlap with that of Heterotermes tenuis, a native termite also considered to be a severe pest. The greatest challenge in controlling these termites is to develop baits suitable for both species. A critical issue is to select compounds that act as common phagostimulants. We examined whether the feeding preferences of C. gestroi for some nutrients were similar to those already reported for H. tenuis. A double choice design was used. Consumption was evaluated by change in the dry mass of paper discs after termite feeding. C. gestroi fed preferentially on discs treated with a solution of sucrose þ yeast. However, insects did not choose urea at 0.015 g/ml, one of the preferred solutions for H. tenuis. These results indicate that the two termites have different feeding preferences, and we suggest future use of sucrose þ yeast in baits for management of C. gestroi.

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Nutrients affecting food choice by the pest subterranean termiteCoptotermes gestroi(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Haifig

Marchetti

Costa–Leonardo

2010

International Journal of Pest Management

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“…In a similar study, Waller and Curtis (2003) observed greater consumption of filter paper treated with 0.01 and 0.03 g/ml of sucrose and glucose and 0.03 g/ml of xylose by Reticulitermes flavipes and R. virginicus. In the present study, the corresponding solutions tested were glucose 0.03 g/ml and xylose 0.03 g/ml, and neither of them showed significant effects on Heterotermes feeding.…”

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Effects of nutrients on feeding activities of the pest termite Heterotermes tenuis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Haifig

Costa–Leonardo

Marchetti

2008

J Applied Entomology

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Heterotermes tenuis is a native termite of large negative impact on the Brazilian economy. Many studies have focused on optimizing the baiting method for termite control by improving its use and its efficacy. In order to maximize termite bait consumption, this study aimed to select nutrient solutions which are able to enhance termite feeding. The effects of some sugars and urea on feeding preference of the subterranean termite H. tenuis were determined by double choice feeding tests, and the consumption was evaluated by variation in dry mass of filter paper after 28 days of termite feeding. Most of the solutions tested did not significantly influence feeding of H. tenuis. Termites fed preferentially on filter paper treated with 0.03 g/ml trehalose and 0.015 g/ml urea solutions. The data indicate that trehalose and urea solutions are phagostimulants to H. tenuis, and their future use in bait matrices may increase consumption of baits and improve this control technique.

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“…Attractants such as fungal extracts (Esenther et al, 1961;Cornelius et al, 2004;Su, 2005) and carbon dioxide at10-12 mmol/mol (Bernklau et al, 2005) has been shown to improve the attractiveness of bait to termites. As a means to increase consumption, phagostimulants that made the bait more palatable, such as urea (Waller, 1996) amino acids (Chen & Henderson, 1996), and sugars (Morales-Ramos & Rojas, 2003a;Waller & Curtis, 2003;Saran & Rust, 2005, were also explored. Termites fed more on baits with additives than those without.…”

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Combinatorial Potential of bait matrix against subterranean termites under lab and field conditions

Rasib

Ashraf

2016

Sociobiology

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Two bait matrices with different treatments were evaluated against two termite species i.e. Odontotermes obesus and Coptotermes heimi both under laboratory and field conditions. Mean wood consumption in laboratory bioassays was investigated for 2, 4 and 6 weeks with maximum consumption after 4 weeks. While, field experiments were conducted for 24 weeks and there was greater consumption of the loosely bound bait matrix compared to the tightly bound matrix. However, feeding was comparatively high in combinations with attractants i.e. feeding stimulants (agar and sugarcane bagasse). Overall, treated colonies experienced a 90-95% decrease in population size after 24 weeks of baiting. The queen in the royal chamber of the mound was found dead.

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Effects of Sugar-Treated Foods on Preference and Nitrogen Fixation in <I>Reticulitermes flavipes</I> (Kollar) and <I>Reticulitermes virginicus</I> (Banks) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Cited by 29 publications

References 13 publications

Nutrients affecting food choice by the pest subterranean termiteCoptotermes gestroi(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Nutrients affecting food choice by the pest subterranean termiteCoptotermes gestroi(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Effects of nutrients on feeding activities of the pest termite Heterotermes tenuis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Combinatorial Potential of bait matrix against subterranean termites under lab and field conditions

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