📗 Libro en inglés BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE AND R ELATED SPECIES

The Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus is the most destructive and invasive termite species globally It is also the only termite species listed in the world s 100 worst invasive alien species of the Global Invasive Species Database Annually its infestation costs more than 4 billion in control and damage repairs in the USA alone This book is the first comprehensive resource drawing on all the literature on C formosanus since Tokuichi Shiraki first described the species in 1909 The book covers the worldwide distribution of this species its biogeography and how it has dispersed from its native range in southern China and Taiwan to different parts of the world It describes its present taxonomic status and discusses the species biology ecology foraging behavior physiology chemical ecology and its association with symbionts From a practical standpoint the authors address all of the various management options for this species such as baits soil termiticides wood preservatives inspection and detection technologies and Integrated Pest Management IPM approaches Lastly there are chapters dedicated to another important destructive species Coptotermes gestroi the Asian subterranean termite and the recently discovered C formosanus