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Title	Feeding response of subterranean termites Coptotermes curvignathus and Coptotermes gestroi (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) to baits supplemented with sugars, amino acids, and cassava.
Author	Castillo VP, Sajap AS, Sahri MH
Date	2013-08
Description	Feeding responses of subterranean termites Coptotermes curvignathus (Holmgren) and Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) to bait matrices supplemented with various sugars, amino acids, and cassava were evaluated both in the laboratory and field. The results indicated that the two termite species consumed significantly different amount of filter papers that had been treated with various types and concentrations of sugars and amino acids
Keywords	subterranean termites, bait, consumption, mortality,
URL	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24020295
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