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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 166-173.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.2014-1149

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Food Selection of Termites

Ding Fang1, Ji Baozhong1, Liu ShuWen2, Cao Dandan1, Yang Jinjin1, Zhang Xinwei1, Ji Shilin1, Liu Jiajia1, Ehsan SOLEYMANINEJADIAN1, Wang Hongjiang1   

  1. (1Nanjing Forestry University Southern Modern Forestry Collaborative Innovation Center, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037;2The Administration Bureau of Dr.Sun Yat-sen,s Mausoleum, Nanjing 210014)
  • Received:2014-04-20 Revised:2015-01-16 Accepted:2014-09-19 Online:2015-03-19 Published:2015-03-19

Abstract: The poison bait technology is the most common method used in termite control. Knowledge on the food selection of termite is the basis for developing new baiting technology. In this paper, recent advances in the studies of feeding materials preferred by termites, such as fungus-infected materials, plant materials and feeding promoting materials (some sugars and amino acids etc. ) are reviewed, and the reason why termites prefer for these materials is analyzed in digestive physiology. Finally, some suggestions on the studies of termite food selection are also given in this paper.