Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1995
Publication Title
Sociobiology
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
103-108
Abstract
Termites of the genus Reticulitermes Holmgren and the wood roaches Cryptocercus punctulatus Scutter were observed feeding on wood stained green by the ascomycete fungus, Chlorociboria aeruginascens aeruginascens (Leotiaceae), in a Virginia forest. However, in laboratory choice trials, both termites and wood roaches preferred unstained wood to stained wood. In no-choice feeding trials, Reticulitermes fed stained birch ate significantly less wood and weighed significantly less than termites fed unstained birch. These results indicate that natural host utilization patterns cannot be relied upon to indicate feeding preferences.
Rights
© 1995 Deborah A. Waller.
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Original Publication Citation
Waller, D. A. (1995). Response by Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and Cryptocercus punctulatus (Blattaria: Cryptocercidae) to wood infected with the green-stain ascomycete, Chlorociboria aeruginascens aeruginascens. Sociobiology, 23(2), 103-108.
Repository Citation
Waller, Deborah, "Response by Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and Cryptocercus punctulatus (Blattaria: Cryptocercidae) to Wood Infected with the Green-Stain Ascomycete, Chlorociboria aeruginascens aeruginascens" (1995). Biological Sciences Faculty Publications. 548.
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