Resistência Natural de Eucalyptus urophylla e Corymbia citriodora à Coptotermes gestroi (Isoptera; Rhinotermitidae) em laboratório | Zendy

Rodrigo Bastos Rodrigues | Zendy; Edvá Oliveira Brito | Zendy

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Resistência Natural de Eucalyptus urophylla e Corymbia citriodora à Coptotermes gestroi (Isoptera; Rhinotermitidae) em laboratório

Author(s) -

Rodrigo Bastos Rodrigues,

Edvá Oliveira Brito

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

floresta e ambiente

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 2179-8087

pISSN - 1415-0980

DOI - 10.4322/floram.2011.018

Subject(s) - rhinotermitidae , biology , eucalyptus , botany

This work aimed to evaluate the natural resistance of Eucalyptus urophylla and Corymbia citriodora to Coptotermes gestroi attacks. The termites’ resistance evaluation was performed according to the ASTM D 3345 (American..., 1994) standard. The average weight loss of Pinus elliottii was greater than that of Eucalyptus urophylla and Corymbia citriodora; this indicates that Pinus elliottii has a greater susceptibility to Coptotermes gestroi attacks. The mortality of termites showed that E. urophylla and C. citriodora wood is less attractive and more resistant to degradation by Coptotermes gestroi, while P. elliottii is more vulnerable to attacks.

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