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Poisonous baits are designed to smell and taste like foods that pest insects might want to consume, with varying degrees of success in controlling the pests. But a Purdue University entomologist has ...
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Termites are one of the major silvicultural pests in the tropics. Economic losses in forest nurseries and during the establishment of forest plantations and woodlots can be substantial. Eucalyptus sp.
Pest control product pioneer Inzecto brings innovation to termite control with HydroTrail™, an eco-friendly solution in an industry that has seen limited novel products in over 25 years. The ...
Mixing their own poop into nest walls gives Formosan termites a bacterial boost in fighting off human attempts to destroy them with insect plagues. A bacterial strain found in the fecally-enhanced ...
Odontotermes obesus is one of the termite species that grows fungi, called Termitomyces, in their mounds. Workers collect dead leaves, wood, and grass to stack them in underground fungus gardens ...
The symbiotic digestion of lignocellulose by termites involves the sequential activities of the host and its gut microbiota. The hindgut of termites is a microbial bioreactor that efficiently converts ...
Many people picture city building as something only humans do, but termites offer a surprising comparison. Scientists ...
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