CURRENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE AND OTHER TERMITE SPECIES (ISOPTERA: RHINOTERMITIDAE, KALOTERMITIDAE) IN LOUISIANA

A statewide survey in Louisiana on the current distribution of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, and other termite species was conducted with 91 pest control companies, city and state agencies, and the New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board from January 1999...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 2002-12, Vol.85 (4), p.580-587
Main Authors: Messenger, Matthew T, Su, Nan-Yao, Scheffrahn, Rudolf H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agroforestry
Coptotermes formosanus
Current distribution
drywood termites
Entomology
flight
geographical distribution
Infestation
insect pests
Kalotermitidae
Mites
Mosquito control
new geographic records
Pest control
Pests
regional surveys
Research Papers
Rhinotermitidae
seasonal variation
Subterranean termites
Termites
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Summary:A statewide survey in Louisiana on the current distribution of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, and other termite species was conducted with 91 pest control companies, city and state agencies, and the New Orleans Mosquito and Termite Control Board from January 1999 to August 2002. A total of 812 samples were used in the survey constituting all eight known termite species from Louisiana. The subterranean termite species identified were Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), R. virginicus (Banks), R. hageni Banks, and C. formosanus. The drywood termite species identified were Incisitermes snyderi (Light), I. minor (Hagen), Cryptotermes brevis (Walker), and Kalotermes approximatus (Snyder). Incisitermes minor was also collected in Mississippi and is a new record in that state. The collective data on the flight season of each species was also recorded.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0580:CDOTFS]2.0.CO;2