termite
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Poulos and his colleagues examined fresh western drywood termite pellets along with samples aged for three months, six months, and one year.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Taken together, the work points toward a different style of termite control.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
As a young numbat scoffs his breakfast – custard with "termite sprinkles" – at Perth Zoo, a keeper explains how this stud's upcoming release at Dryandra will help boost genetic diversity.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"This chemical is more environmentally friendly than ones traditionally used for drywood termite infestations," said Nicholas Poulos, corresponding author of the paper and a doctoral student in UCR's Department of Entomology.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
Does each termite possess a fragment of blueprint, or is the whole design, arch by arch, encoded in his DNA?
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Unlike subterranean termites, which maintain colonies connected to the soil, drywood termites can live entirely within pieces of wood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
In 2026, researchers highlighted images and video of western drywood termites performing proctodeal trophallaxis, a feeding behavior in which one termite receives material from another termite's hindgut.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
The termites continued toward their next molt, but eventually failed to complete it successfully and died.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
The researchers exposed some termites to bistrifluron and then placed them with untreated members of the same colony.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Rachel doesn’t think much of termites, needless to say, and insists that the word has some other, higher meaning.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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