Silva, Karyna Lorrainy  Ladeia, Sarah  Nunes, Wezile  Santos, Isabel Carolina de Lima  Santos, Alexandre dos  <br/><br/>
Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans Termite 

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<br/><br/> <br/><br/>ABSTRACT<br/><br/>Termites of the species Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar, 1832) were observed causing injuries<br/>in the stem of Tectona grandis in commercial forest plantations in Cáceres, Mato Grosso state,<br/>Brazil. C.  cumulans forms galleries below the bark, at the heartwood/sap-wood interface of<br/>1.8 years‑old trees. This is the first occurrence of this type of injury in stem caused by C. cumulans<br/>in T. grandis in Brazil.<br/><br/>Keywords: forest entomology, insect pest, teak, initial planting. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>ENTOMOLOGIA<br/>FLORESTA<br/>PRAGA DE PLANTA<br/>CUPIM<br/>TECA<br/>TECTONA GRANDIS