Feeding Preferences of Subterranean Termites, Odontotermes obesus (Ramber) (Blattoidea: Termitidae) in Field and Their Control and Developing Bait Strategies
Ali, G., Rasib, K., Arshad, M., ,Munir, A., Amanat, T. (2021). Feeding Preferences of Subterranean Termites, Odontotermes obesus (Ramber) (Blattoidea: Termitidae) in Field and Their Control and Developing Bait Strategies. EKB Journal Management System, 14(1), 83-92. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2021.151774
Ghazanfer Ali; Khalid, Zamir Rasib; Muhammad Arshad; Anam, ,Munir; Tasleem, Amanat. "Feeding Preferences of Subterranean Termites, Odontotermes obesus (Ramber) (Blattoidea: Termitidae) in Field and Their Control and Developing Bait Strategies". EKB Journal Management System, 14, 1, 2021, 83-92. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2021.151774
Ali, G., Rasib, K., Arshad, M., ,Munir, A., Amanat, T. (2021). 'Feeding Preferences of Subterranean Termites, Odontotermes obesus (Ramber) (Blattoidea: Termitidae) in Field and Their Control and Developing Bait Strategies', EKB Journal Management System, 14(1), pp. 83-92. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2021.151774
Ali, G., Rasib, K., Arshad, M., ,Munir, A., Amanat, T. Feeding Preferences of Subterranean Termites, Odontotermes obesus (Ramber) (Blattoidea: Termitidae) in Field and Their Control and Developing Bait Strategies. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 14(1): 83-92. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2021.151774

Feeding Preferences of Subterranean Termites, Odontotermes obesus (Ramber) (Blattoidea: Termitidae) in Field and Their Control and Developing Bait Strategies

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology
Article 8, Volume 14, Issue 1, March 2021, Page 83-92  XML PDF (911.53 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2021.151774
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Authors
Ghazanfer Aliorcid ; Khalid, Zamir Rasib; Muhammad Arshad; Anam, ,Munir; Tasleem, Amanat
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 5400, Pakistan
Abstract
Termites are a social group of animals. They found everywhere except Antarctica. Termites are the major pest of agriculture and damaging wood and wood products. The present study was conducted to evaluate the feeding behavior of termites under field conditions. Eight wood species include Mangifera indica (mangoes), Albizia lebbeck (albizia), Populus euramericana (popular), Melia azedarach (bead tree), Vachellia nilotica (kiker,thorny acacia), Eucalyptus camaldulensis (eucalyptus), Dalbergia sissoo ( shesham), and Eugenia jambolana (jamun) was offered to termites to feed under field trials. Wood species was cut into blocks (L×W×T =8×9×1 cm) and dry in the oven at 42oC for 72 hours. It was found that P. euramericana, M. indica and V. nilotica where the most palatable woods to termite as maximum feeding was noted for these two kinds of wood under field conditions. M. azedarach, D. sisso and E. camaldulensis were lest preferred woods to termite in choice and no-choice bioassays. M. azedarach, D. sisso and E. camaldulensis have a natural chemical which make the wood resistant against the termite attacks. Chemical extract from these resistant plants can be used in termite control are safer and hazardless for the environment.
Keywords
Termite; social animal; pest; feeding behavior; field conditions; choice bioassay; no choice bioassay; woodblocks; replicates; bait station
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