Systematic search for food in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes santonensis De Feytaud (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

Reinhard, Judith; Hertel, Horst; Kaib, Manfred

doi:10.1007/s000400050037

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“…For subterranean termites, the second stage of foraging, the search for food within the patch consists of exploratory tunneling around foci of the nest complex (Reinhard et al, 1997). Food resources, once located, then are examined (Hedlund and Henderson, 1999;Campora and Grace, 2001).…”

Section: Subterranean Termites Attackmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Threat of Subterranean Termites Attack in the Asian Countries and their Control: A Review

Kuswanto¹,

Ahmad²,

Dungani³

2015

Asian J. of Applied Sciences

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This review focuses on the study of subterranean termites as structural and building pests especially in Asia Tropical countries. Since wood is one of the oldest, most important and most versatile building materials and still widely utilized by home owners in the region. Subterranean termites have long been a serious pest of wooden construction and they are still causing an important problem in most of tropical and subtropical regions. This termite group is build shelter tubes and nest in the soil or on the sides of trees or building constructions and relies principally on soil for moisture. Subterranean termite damage on building and other wooden structure cause costs associated with the prevention and treatment of termite infestation. Termite control, thus, is a realistic problem not only for human life but also for conservation of natural environment. All countries especially Asian countries are now seeking for the safer chemicals or the more effective methods for termite control. A huge amount of research in recent years has been devoted to termite control technologies to reduce environmental contamination and the risk to human health.

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Section: Subterranean Termites Attackmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If the food is accepted and consumed, the forager lays a pheromone trail back to the nest. A primary gallery then is constructed around this recruitment trail (Reinhard et al, 1997 is located an expanded gallery or 'primary tunnel' is constructed along the recruitment trail that called exploratory tunnels (Fig. 2).…”

Section: Subterranean Termites Attackmentioning

confidence: 99%

Threat of Subterranean Termites Attack in the Asian Countries and their Control: A Review

Kuswanto¹,

Ahmad²,

Dungani³

2015

Asian J. of Applied Sciences

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“…For example, ants, termites and stingless bees mark the route between their nest and discovered food sources with a chemical (pheromone), thus indirectly leading nestmates to the food. Thus, the emitter and the receiver do not need to be present simultaneously to exchange information (Hölldobler and Wilson, 1990;Nieh, 2004;Reinhard and Kaib, 2001). Recruitment pheromones are not, however, restricted to the social insects and are found in a variety of taxa (Chapman, 1998;Wyatt, 2003) including caterpillars (Fitzgerald and Costa, 1986;Fitzgerald, 1995), social spiders (Lubin and Robinson, 1982;Vollrath, 1982;Saffre et al, 1999) and mammals (Galef and Buckley, 1996;Judd and Sherman, 1996).…”

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The role of multiple pheromones in food recruitment by ants

Dussutour

Nicolis

Shephard

et al. 2009

Journal of Experimental Biology

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SUMMARYIn this paper we investigate the foraging activity of an invasive ant species, the big headed ant Pheidole megacephala. We establish that the ants' behavior is consistent with the use of two different pheromone signals, both of which recruit nestmates. Our experiments suggest that during exploration the ants deposit a long-lasting pheromone that elicits a weak recruitment of nestmates, while when exploiting food the ants deposit a shorter lasting pheromone eliciting a much stronger recruitment. We further investigate experimentally the role of these pheromones under both static and dynamic conditions and develop a mathematical model based on the hypothesis that exploration locally enhances exploitation, while exploitation locally suppresses exploration. The model and the experiments indicate that exploratory pheromone allows the colony to more quickly mobilize foragers when food is discovered. Furthermore, the combination of two pheromones allows colonies to track changing foraging conditions more effectively than would a single pheromone. In addition to the already known causes for the ecological success of invasive ant species, our study suggests that their opportunistic strategy of rapid food discovery and ability to react to changes in the environment may have strongly contributed to their dominance over native species.

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“…Then, scout workers return to the nest, laying a recruitment trail, which will attract other foragers to the newly discovered food source. The recruitment trail is thus laid from the food source to the nest but in a continuous manner (Reinhard & Kaib 2001).…”

Section: Trail Pheromonesmentioning

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Chemical communication in isoptera

Costa–Leonardo¹,

Casarin²,

Lima³

2009

Neotrop. entomol.

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Edited by José Maurício Simões Bento -ESALQ/USPNeotropical Entomology 38(1): 001-006 (2009) Comunicação Química em Isoptera RESUMO -Os semioquímicos dos cupins têm sido pouco estudados quando comparados aos de formigas e abelhas. Um dos fatores limitantes é o hábito críptico dos térmitas, aliado à difi culdade de manutenção de muitas espécies em laboratório. Entre os semioquímicos de Isoptera destacam-se os feromônios sexuais, de trilha, de alarme e uma mistura complexa de substâncias responsável pelo reconhecimento dos companheiros de ninho. Apesar de os semioquímicos dos cupins serem pouco conhecidos, os dados disponíveis indicam uma estratégia de parcimônia feromonal na comunicação química desses insetos, ou seja, algumas vezes o mesmo composto é secretado por diferentes glândulas, diferentes espécies e para diferentes funções. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Semioquímico, feromônio de trilha, feromônio de alarme, feromônio sexual, cupimABSTRACT -The semiochemicals produced by termites have been little studied compared to those of ants and bees. Among the limiting factors are the cryptic habits of termites, together with the diffi culty in maintaining many species in the laboratory. The semiochemicals of Isoptera include trail, sex and alarm pheromones and a complex mixture of substances responsible for the recognition of nestmates. Although little is known about the semiochemicals of termites, available data indicate a strategy of pheromonal parsimony in the chemistry communication of these insects, i.e., the same compound is sometimes secreted by different glands, different species and for different functions.

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Systematic search for food in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes santonensis De Feytaud (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

Cited by 74 publications

References 26 publications

Threat of Subterranean Termites Attack in the Asian Countries and their Control: A Review

Threat of Subterranean Termites Attack in the Asian Countries and their Control: A Review

The role of multiple pheromones in food recruitment by ants

Chemical communication in isoptera

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