termite
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The 2025 study tested three chitin synthesis inhibitors against the western drywood termite, Incisitermes minor.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
In this method, pest control workers drill into infested wood, reach the termite "gallery" or hiding area, and inject insecticide directly inside.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Its unusual body structure highlights just how diverse termite species can be and points to how many organisms in tropical environments remain undocumented.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
"The discovery of this distinctive new termite species underscores the vast number of unnamed organisms yet to be discovered on our planet," said Scheffrahn.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
With some alternation of terms, some toning down, the passage could describe the building of a termite nest.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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