Claim · model-written summary
O. formosanus and R. flaviceps had subterranean nests and infested trees from bottom up.
- Interactor
- O. formosanusOdontotermes formosanuse0pest
- Second interactor
- R. flavicepsReticulitermes flavicepse0pest
- Outcome
- infested trees from bottom upe0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“The two dominant termite species, O. formosanus and R. flaviceps, had subterranean nests and infested trees from bottom up”
Title
Vertical Distribution of Termites on Trees in Two Forest Landscapes in Taiwan
Hou-Feng Li; Hsin-Ting Yeh; Chun-I. Chiu; et al. Environmental Entomology 2016. doi:10.1093/ee/nvw019
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation Fungus-growing termites infested 92.6% of blackboard trees.
- Observation Damage to blackboard trees by O. formosanus was limited to bark at 2 m.
- Observation N. koshunensis infested 4.6% of blackboard trees.
- Association Every N. koshunensis infestation was associated with trunk wounds.
- Observation N. koshunensis occupied a significantly higher portion of trees than O. formosanus.
- Observation None of 20 living Japanese cedars was infested.
- Observation Subterranean termites infested 26 of 30 dead Japanese cedars and tunneled in trunks.
- Observation Infestation was higher at basal than distal sections.
- Observation One Japanese cedar was infested by G. satsumensis.
- Observation N. koshunensis and G. satsumensis had low infestation rates and likely infested from top down.
- Observation Three termite families showed distinct niche segregation in trees.