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The Internal Anatomy of the Reproductive Systems of Young Primary Reproductives of the Formosan Subterranean Termite, Coptotermes Formosanus Shiraki (Rhinotermitidae: Isoptera)
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| Author | Higa, Stanley Y. Bess, Henry Alver |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Abstract | The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, is probably the most important insect pest locally, costing home and building owners of Hawaii several millions of dollars each year in re pairs and application of control measures. This oriental species was first discovered in Honolulu by Perkins in 1907 or possibly earlier (Zimmer man, 1948). Since then it has spread to all the major islands of the State and continues to spread through commerce to other parts of the world, including parts of the southern continental United States. Over the past 20 years, copious information has been published on preventive and chemical control measures of C. formosanus, but because of its cryptic and sheltered nature, little information regarding its biol ogy and ecology is available. The successful initiation and maintenance of incipient colonies of C. formosanus in the laboratory made possible investigations into some aspects of the biology of colony foundation over a two-year period. As a result of these investigations, a study of the internal anatomy of the re productive systems of young primary reproductives was made possible. Interest in this aspect was stimulated by the tremendous reproductive potential of this insect which has a characteristic, primitive panoistic type of ovary. To illustrate the reproductive potential of this insect, Bess (1970) reported that approximately 10,000 eggs were observed from a field-collected carton containing a single physogastric queen as the sole reproductive form. The literature concerning the reproductive systems of termites is limited to very few species. Child (1934) gave a gross description of the reproductive systems of the drywood termite, Zootermopsis angusticollis Hagen. Imms (1957) conducted a similar study with Archotermopsis sp. Geyer (1951) reported on morphological and histological studies of sev eral species of South African termites. The most comprehensive single |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/11025/1/21_377-395.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
