First Report of Heterotermes longiceps (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) Termite in Teak Plantations
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Floresta e Ambiente (Brazil) v. 26(3) p. 1-5; (2019)Summary:
ABSTRACT
Heterotermes longiceps termites was observed causing injuries in Tectona grandis plants in a forest
plantation in Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil. H. longiceps caused galleries below the bark, at the
heartwood-sapwood interface, from the beginning of the root until approximately 1 m height tall
and very infested plants has died. This is the first report of H. longiceps damage in teak in Brazil.
Keywords: forest entomology, forest protection, Tectona grandis.
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Biblioteca Nacional de Agricultura - Binagri Agrobase - Periódicos | Periódicos agrícolas | 2019 26(3) | Online | 2025-0451 |
Publicação on-line; 22 ref.; 3 illus.; Summary (En)
ABSTRACT
Heterotermes longiceps termites was observed causing injuries in Tectona grandis plants in a forest
plantation in Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil. H. longiceps caused galleries below the bark, at the
heartwood-sapwood interface, from the beginning of the root until approximately 1 m height tall
and very infested plants has died. This is the first report of H. longiceps damage in teak in Brazil.
Keywords: forest entomology, forest protection, Tectona grandis.
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