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EASTERN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE (ISOPTERA: RHINOTERMITIDAE) FORAGING TERRITORIES AND POPULATIONS IN TORONTO

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J.K. Grace ,
A. Abdallay  and
K.R. Farr
J.K. Grace
Affiliation:
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1Al
A. Abdallay
Affiliation:
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1Al
K.R. Farr
Affiliation:
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1Al
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Abstract

A mark–release–recapture study was conducted with dye-marked eastern subterranean termites, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), at two sites in metropolitan Toronto. Interconnected termite galleries were found to extend up to 79 m and to cover areas of 266 and 1091 m2. Colony foraging populations at the two sites were estimated at 2.1 and 3.2 million termites. These foraging distances and population estimates exceed those reported for R. flavipes in other regions.

Résumé

Nous avons mené une étude basée sur la technique de marquage–relâchement–reprise, à l’aide de termites souterraines de l’est, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), teints en rouge, à deux sites dans la métropole de Toronto. Des galeries communicantes de termites fut découvertes, pouvant s’étendre jusqu’à 79 m et pouvant couvrir des surfaces de 266 et de 1091 m2. Les populations de colonies de fouragement des deux sites fut estimés à 2,1 et 3,2 millions de termites. Les évaluations de distances de fouragement et de populations surpassent celles rapportées pour R. flavipes dans d’autre régiones.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 121 , Issue 7 , July 1989 , pp. 551 - 556
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1989

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