SURVEY AND IDENTIFICATION OF TERMITES (INSECTA: ISOPTERA) IN A URBAN AREA OF PIRACICABA, STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

Autor:	Eliane Santos da Rocha Eleotério, Evôneo Berti Filho
Jazyk:	portugalština
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Biodeterioração cupins idades das edificações área urbana. Agriculture Forestry SD1-669.5
Zdroj:	Ciência Florestal, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 125-139 (2009)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0103-9954 1980-5098 19805098
DOI:	10.5902/19805098400
Popis:	This paper deals with the occurrence of termites in a urban area of Piracicaba City, State of São Paulo, Brazil. Samples of home and commercial buildings were surveyed and the termites collected were identified. The most frequent species were the drywood termite, Cryptotermes brevis, and the subterranean termite, Coptotermes havilandi. It was observed that the risk of termite attacks, as well as the number of attacks per building showed a tendency to increase with the age of the buildings.
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