FINDING ALTERNATIVES TO
PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPs)
FOR TERMITE MANAGEMENT

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Reticulitermes sp. attacking an urban
tree in the city of Paris
Photo:
Dr. Anne-Geneviève Bagneres

 


Soldiers of Coptotermes curvignathus,
a termite species that kills trees in
Southeast Asia
Photo: Dr. Laurence G. Kirton


Soil and carton layer on the trunk of a
buttressed forest tree in Southeast Asia,
typical symptoms of attack
by Coptotermes curvignathus
Photo: Dr. Laurence G. Kirton

 


Pine tree killed by
Coptotermes curvignathus
Photo: Dr. Laurence G. Kirton

Syntermes nanus, a harvester mandibulate
nasute which is an important pest of sugar-cane,
Eucalyptus and other crops in South America
Photo: Dr.
Reginaldo Constantino

 


Damage to crops caused
by subterranean termites
Photo: Mr.Jean Nguya Kalemba Maniania

 


Among cereal crops, maize is the
most often damaged by termites
Photo: Mr.Jean Nguya Kalemba Maniania

 


Credible information is difficult to obtain with
regard to termite damage to crops.
Photo: Mr.Jean Nguya Kalemba Maniania

 


Mahogany neotermes
Photo: Dr Michael Lenz

 


Mahogany neotermes cross section
Photo: Dr Michael Lenz

 


Coconut palm attacked
by Neotermes rainbowi
Photo: Dr Michael Lenz

 


A tree(right side) killed by Mastotermes
 and fallen over

Photo: Dr Michael Lenz

 


Cross section of a coconut palm
attacked by Neotermes rainbowi
Photo: Dr Michael Lenz

 


Native rain forest trees "piped" by Neoterms
Photo: Dr Michael Lenz

 


Coconut palm attacked
by Neotermes rainbowi
Photo: Dr Michael Lenz

 


Stolotermes Group
Dr. Barbara L. Thorne

Arboreal nest and
foraging pathways

Dr. Barbara L. Thorne

 


Nasute soldier
Dr. Barbara L. Thorne

Mastotermes:
A
soldier and neotenic plus some workers
Dr. Barbara L. Thorne

 

Queen, King and Workers
Queen, King and Workers

Dr. Barbara L. Thorne

Soldiers
Dr. Barbara L. Thorne

Subterranean termite foraging tube,
Reticulitermes, family Rhinotermitidae
Photo: Dr. Vernard R. Lewis

 


Subterranean termite swamers,
Reticulitermes, family Rhinotermitidae
Photo: Dr. Vernard R. Lewis

 


Subterranean termite swamers,
Reticulitermes, family Rhinotermitidae
Photo: Dr. Vernard R. Lewis

 


Drywood termite swamers,
Incisitermes, family Kalotermitidae
Photo: Dr. Vernard R. Lewis

 


Drywood termite damage,
Incisitermes, family Kalotermitidae
Photo: Dr. Vernard R. Lewis

 


Drywood termite damage,
Incisitermes, family Kalotermitidae
Photo: Dr. Vernard R. Lewis

 


Drywood termite pellets,
Incisitermes, family Kalotermitidae
Photo: Dr. Vernard R. Lewis