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Method to Monitor Initiation of Aerial Infestations by Alates of the Formosan Subterranean Termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in High-Rise Buildings

Nan‐Yao Su, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Paul M. Ban

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Wood devices were placed on roof surfaces of multi-storied buildings to monitor establishment of aerial infestations by alates of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, in urban southeastern Florida during one swarming season. A total of 80 alate visits was recorded from 20 devices, with nine pairs successfully establishing copulatoria.

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Key concepts: Alate, Coptotermes, Rhinotermitidae, Biology, Swarming (honey bee), Reticulitermes, Ecology, Zoology