Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 99-110).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 99-110). / Also available by subscription via World Wide Web / xii, 110 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-45). / v, 45 leaves, bound 29 cm

Orientador: Ana Maria Costa Leonardo / Banca: José Chaud Netto / Banca: Maria Santina de Castro Morini / Resumo: O forrageamento ou busca por alimento nos cupins subterrâneos envolve os operários, os soldados e em menor número as ninfas. O presente estudo foi realizado visando esclarecer aspectos da biologia do forrageamento de ninfas, o qual é pouco conhecido na espécie exótica Coptotermes gestroi. O monitoramento por meio de coletas periódicas em um período de 22 meses em 7 diferentes colônias mostrou que as ninfas forrageiras são produzidas durante todos os meses do ano. Provavelmente, devido à influência tanto de fatores externos como internos, cada colônia de Coptotermes gestroi possui uma dinâmica diferente de formação desses indivíduos. O estudo da biometria das ninfas forrageiras foi realizado para determinar os ínstares presentes nas colônias, sendo que as variáveis analisadas foram largura da cabeça, largura do pronoto, comprimento do broto alar, comprimento da tíbia, região de crescimento da antena e comprimento do corpo. Entretanto, as variáveis região de crescimento da antena e comprimento do corpo, inicialmente propostas, não se mostraram viáveis para a discriminação dos ínstares. Os dados foram submetidos à Análise dos Componentes Principais (ACP) e plotados em diagramas de dispersão para a discriminação dos ínstares. Das 533 ninfas forrageiras coletadas, 34 eram de 3° instar, 280 eram de 4° instar e 219 eram de 5° instar. Apesar de terem sido coletadas ninfas de 3° instar, provavelmente, estas não participam das atividades de forrageamento uma vez que foram coletadas em apenas uma colônia e em quantidade ínfima. O 5° instar ninfal foi coletado nas 8 colônias estudadas, contudo o 4° instar ninfal foi mais numeroso, mesmo tendo sido coletado em apenas 4 das colônias... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The foraging or search for food in subterranean termites involves workers, soldiers and in a small number nymphs. The present study was carried out aimed at clarifying aspects of the nymph foraging biology, which is little known in the exotic species Coptotermes gestroi. The monitoring through regular collections in 7 different colonies for a period of 22 months showed a production of forager nymphs all year round. Probably due to the influence of both internal and external factors each colony of Coptotermes gestroi has a different formation dynamic of these individuals. The biometric study of the forager nymphs was conducted to determine the instars present in the colonies, and the variables head width, pronotum width, wing bud length, right hind tibia length, antennal growing region and body length were measured. However, the variables antennal growing region and body length, originally proposed, were not feasible to instars discrimination. The data were submitted to the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and plotted on a scatter diagram to determine the instars. Of the 533 forager nymphs collected, 34 were from 3rd - instar, 280 were from 4th - instar and 219 were from 5th - instar. Although 3rd - instar nymphs have been collected, probably, they do not participate in the foraging activities since they were collected only in one colony and in small quantity. The 5th - nymphal instar was collected in 8 colonies, however the 4th - nymphal instar was more numerous, even being collected in only 4 of all colonies. In order to characterize the instars, the eye color and the number of antennal segments in the of forager nymphs were recorded. These individuals may have light brown or white eyes, the nymphs with white eyes appeared in larger number and were present in all colonies. The sex determination of male and female nymphs was conducted... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Subterranean termites encounter numerous kinds of fungi during foraging and feeding activities. Nearly nine decades of research have exposed only a small fraction of the termitefungal interactions that exist in nature. The first portion of research presented here focused on how feeding behaviors of Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks) were affected by the fungus Trichoderma virens (Miller, Giddens & Foster) von Arx. Tests were performed with 'P' (GLT+) and 'Q'(GLT-) strains of T. virens. Both strains were applied to filter paper and wood disks cut from southern yellow pine and Sentricon® monitoring devices. The first bioassay assessed the termites' feeding responses to fungal extracts removed from liquid media on days 2 through 7, and again on day 15. Only the GLT+ extracts from days 6 and 7 inhibited termite feeding significantly from the controls (16% and 54% less area loss, respectively). Response to wood covered by live T. virens mycelia was tested in the second bioassay. No significant differences in termite consumption were seen between fungal strains, but both substantially reduced the area loss due to termite feeding of treated wood by an average of 35%. A vacuum impregnation system was used to inoculate wood disks with fungal homogenate in the third bioassay. The wood treated with either GLT+ or GLT- homogenates did not have significant differences in area loss due to termite feeding. Overall, these results reiterated the plasticity that exists with termitefungal relationships. The second research topic addressed the applicability of labrum-based identification techniques to Reticulitermes Holmgren in Texas. Soldier labral morphology of four species, R. flavipes (Kollar), R. hageni (Banks), R. tibialis Banks, and R. virginicus (Banks), was evaluated as a character to separate species. Length and width measurements of five soldier labra were taken from each of the eight collection sites. These results were then judged against molecular analysis of the mtDNA 16S rRNA gene. Findings showed that labral shape was an unreliable diagnostic characteristic when comparing all species. A combination of length and length-towidth ratio successfully segregated all four Reticulitermes species. Comparison of a morphology-based dendogram to the phylogenetic analysis revealed a shared pattern between phenotypic and genotypic variations.

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Submitted by Maike Costa (maiksebas@gmail.com) on 2016-05-25T13:37:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivo total.pdf: 2744664 bytes, checksum: c719ef48f2fe0838e19488871aaf71d0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-25T13:37:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivo total.pdf: 2744664 bytes, checksum: c719ef48f2fe0838e19488871aaf71d0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-10-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Rhinotermitidae exhibits a diverse pattern of castes. Such variation may occur due to the polyphyletic aspect of this group. Heterotermes longiceps and Rhinotermes marginalis belong to different subfamilies within Rhinotermitidae. Considering the presented so far in literature, could be the castes patterns of these species similar to observed in their subfamilies? To adress this question, caste differentiation patterns of H. longiceps and R. marginalis were investigated by morphometric data. Specimens from six colonies of H. longiceps and four R. marginalis were collected, fixed in FAA for 24 h and then transferred to 80% alcohol. Termites were separated by caste and instars and measured. Eleven morphometric variables were inspected by means of a principal components analysis (PCA). Sex differentiation of the apterous caste was carried using carmine dye in dissected specimens. PCA inspection of H. longiceps grouped two larvae instars, two worker instars, pre-soldier, minor soldier, major soldier, four instars of nymphs and alate. Sexual dimorphism in H. longiceps was achieved only by soldiers. PCA inspection for R. marginalis data grouped five larvae instar, two pre-soldier instars, two soldier instars, two worker instars, ergatoid and three instar of nymphs. All apterous were females. Only true workers were observed in each species analysed. H. longiceps caste pattern is similar to already described for Heterotermitinae and Coptotermitinae. R. marginalis showed a pattern already known to Rhinotermitinae, which is a monophyletic group. Developed gonads were not observed in specimens described as morphological ergatoids. / A família Rhinotermitidae possui um padrão de castas diverso, com espécies apresentando padrão semelhante ao encontrado nas famílias Kalotermitidae e Termitidae. Essa grande variação pode ocorrer por esse grupo ser polifilético. As espécies Heterotermes longiceps e Rhinotermes marginalis se encontram em subfamílias diferentes dentro de Rhinotermitidae. Portanto, será que os padrões dessas espécies corroboram o encontrado até aqui para as suas subfamílias? Para entender isso, os padrões de diferenciação de castas das espécies H. longiceps e R. marginalis foram investigados. Seis colônias de H. longiceps e quatro de R. marginalis foram coletadas, fixadas em FAA por 24 h e depois transferidas para álcool 80%. Os cupins foram separados por castas e ínstares e mensurados. As 11 variáveis morfométricas foram submetidas a uma análise dos componentes principais (PCA) para inspecionar os dados na tentativa de agrupar os ínstares em nuvens de indivíduos. A diferenciação do sexo das castas ápteras foi feita através do uso do corante carmin em espécimes dissecados. A PCA realizada para H. longiceps agrupou dois ínstares de larvas, dois ínstares de operários, pré-soldado, soldado menor, soldado maior, quatro ínstares de ninfas e alado. A análise do sexo dos indivíduos de H. longiceps mostrou dimorfismo sexual apenas nos soldados. Já o PCA realizado para R. marginalis agrupou cinco ínstares de larvas, dois ínstares de pré-soldado, dois ínstares de soldados, dois ínstares de operários, 4 ergatóide e três ínstares de ninfas. Todos os indivíduos ápteros eram fêmeas. As duas espécies analisadas apresentaram apenas operários verdadeiros. O padrão de castas de H. lonciceps é semelhante ao já descrito para Heterotermitinae e Coptotermitinae. Já a espécie R. marginalis apresentou um padrão já conhecido para Rhinotermitinae, que é um grupo monofolético. Não foram encontradas gônadas desenvolvidas nos indivíduos com morfologia de ergatóides.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-01-15Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:40:03Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 albino_e_me_rcla.pdf: 1301680 bytes, checksum: 95d30ba766dc9edf4dd14372bf809fd7 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O forrageamento ou busca por alimento nos cupins subterrâneos envolve os operários, os soldados e em menor número as ninfas. O presente estudo foi realizado visando esclarecer aspectos da biologia do forrageamento de ninfas, o qual é pouco conhecido na espécie exótica Coptotermes gestroi. O monitoramento por meio de coletas periódicas em um período de 22 meses em 7 diferentes colônias mostrou que as ninfas forrageiras são produzidas durante todos os meses do ano. Provavelmente, devido à influência tanto de fatores externos como internos, cada colônia de Coptotermes gestroi possui uma dinâmica diferente de formação desses indivíduos. O estudo da biometria das ninfas forrageiras foi realizado para determinar os ínstares presentes nas colônias, sendo que as variáveis analisadas foram largura da cabeça, largura do pronoto, comprimento do broto alar, comprimento da tíbia, região de crescimento da antena e comprimento do corpo. Entretanto, as variáveis região de crescimento da antena e comprimento do corpo, inicialmente propostas, não se mostraram viáveis para a discriminação dos ínstares. Os dados foram submetidos à Análise dos Componentes Principais (ACP) e plotados em diagramas de dispersão para a discriminação dos ínstares. Das 533 ninfas forrageiras coletadas, 34 eram de 3° instar, 280 eram de 4° instar e 219 eram de 5° instar. Apesar de terem sido coletadas ninfas de 3° instar, provavelmente, estas não participam das atividades de forrageamento uma vez que foram coletadas em apenas uma colônia e em quantidade ínfima. O 5° instar ninfal foi coletado nas 8 colônias estudadas, contudo o 4° instar ninfal foi mais numeroso, mesmo tendo sido coletado em apenas 4 das colônias... / The foraging or search for food in subterranean termites involves workers, soldiers and in a small number nymphs. The present study was carried out aimed at clarifying aspects of the nymph foraging biology, which is little known in the exotic species Coptotermes gestroi. The monitoring through regular collections in 7 different colonies for a period of 22 months showed a production of forager nymphs all year round. Probably due to the influence of both internal and external factors each colony of Coptotermes gestroi has a different formation dynamic of these individuals. The biometric study of the forager nymphs was conducted to determine the instars present in the colonies, and the variables head width, pronotum width, wing bud length, right hind tibia length, antennal growing region and body length were measured. However, the variables antennal growing region and body length, originally proposed, were not feasible to instars discrimination. The data were submitted to the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and plotted on a scatter diagram to determine the instars. Of the 533 forager nymphs collected, 34 were from 3rd - instar, 280 were from 4th - instar and 219 were from 5th - instar. Although 3rd - instar nymphs have been collected, probably, they do not participate in the foraging activities since they were collected only in one colony and in small quantity. The 5th - nymphal instar was collected in 8 colonies, however the 4th - nymphal instar was more numerous, even being collected in only 4 of all colonies. In order to characterize the instars, the eye color and the number of antennal segments in the of forager nymphs were recorded. These individuals may have light brown or white eyes, the nymphs with white eyes appeared in larger number and were present in all colonies. The sex determination of male and female nymphs was conducted... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T14:57:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2008 - Marcus Nascimento Santos.pdf: 462545 bytes, checksum: 46bb8f8940f38566f10544863c83cbb2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-07-25 / This work was made in the Research Institute Botanic Garden of Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ) where two experiments were carried out in two steps. The first step had the following objectives: to study the attack behavior of subterranean termites over stakes of pinus trap in three areas of different compositions floristic seed source in the JBRJ, appointed by cerrado-JB, lawn - JB and forest-JB over one year. To study the environmental influences on the pinus baits attack by subterranean termites monthly over year of observation. The subterranean termites belonged to the species, Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (areas cerrado-JB and lawn-JB) and Heterotermes longiceps (Snyder) (area forest-JB), (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). The second step aimed to study botanical extracts with bioinseticida action for the control of subterranean termite, C. gestroi. In each area 6 blocks with three plot were buried stakes and collected and replaced monthly over 12 months. The stakes of Pinus sp were previously immersed in distilled water for three periods (0, 24 or 48 hours). The environmental variables were evaluated: luminosity (morning and afternoon), soil temperature (morning and afternoon), air temperature (maximum and minimum), rainfall, soil moisture, humidity, pH and carbon (C) organic soil. The results showed that the attack on baits of Pinus sp occurred all the year without a preference for different periods of immersion in distilled water. The peak of the attack on stakes occurred in months march and september. The environmental variables: humidity, soil moisture and rainfall had significant correlation with the attack on the stakes of Pinus sp by subterranean termites. C. gestroi attack had negative correlation with environmental variables. H. longiceps attack had negative correlation with humidity and positive correlation with soil moisture. The acid pH soil areas studied appeared to be helpful to the activities of the foraging termites. The amount of organic C available in the soil seems don t have influence on foraging activities of the two species of termites. The attack on baits of Pinus sp by the species C. gestroi was more severe that the attack by H. longiceps. In the second step the termites were exposed to seven treatments with five replications each for 20 days. The aqueous extract of the leaves of Melia azedarach, Tectona grandis, Carapa guianensis, Aspidosperma polyneuron, Myracrodruon urundeuva and Leucaena leucocephala, the concentration of 10%, were impregnated with pieces of corrugated cardboard. With the exception of L. leucocephala, which was lower consumption of cardboard, the other plant extracts and control (paper and distilled water) were also consumed. The insecticidal activity of the extracts of M. azedarach, M. urundeuva and T. grandis was responsible for 100, 100 and 95.38% mortality of termites, respectively. The extracts of L. leucocephala, A. polyneuron and C. guianensis showed no activity insecticide for the control of C. gestroi. / Este trabalho foi realizado no Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Bot?nico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ) onde foram desenvolvidos dois experimentos descritos em duas etapas. A primeira etapa teve como objetivos: avaliar mensalmente ao longo de 12 meses estacas de Pinus sp como isca-armadilha para cupins subterr?neos em tr?s ?reas de composi??es flor?sticas distintas no arboreto do JBRJ, nomeadas de cerrado-JB, gramado-JB e mata-JB, e verificar a influ?ncia dos fatores ou vari?veis ambientais sobre o ataque as iscas de Pinus sp pelos cupins subterr?neos das esp?cies, Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (?reas cerrado-JB e gramado-JB) e Heterotermes longiceps (Snyder) (?rea mata- JB), (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). A segunda etapa teve como objetivo avaliar extratos bot?nicos com a??o bioinseticida para o controle do cupim subterr?neo, C. gestroi. As estacas foram enterradas em cada ?rea em 6 blocos com tr?s parcelas cada e mensalmente coletadas e substitu?das ao longo de 12 meses. As estacas de Pinus sp foram previamente imersas em ?gua destilada por tr?s per?odos (0, 24 ou 48 horas). Foram avaliadas as seguintes vari?veis ambientais: luminosidade (manh? e tarde), temperatura do solo (manh? e tarde), temperatura relativa do ar (m?xima e m?nima), precipita??o pluviom?trica, umidade do solo, umidade relativa do ar, pH e Carbono (C) org?nico do solo. O ataque ?s iscas de Pinus sp pelos cupins subterr?neos ocorreram durante todo o ano e sem uma prefer?ncia do pinus sob diferentes per?odos de imers?o em ?gua destilada. O pico do ataque ?s estacas ocorreu nos meses de mar?o e setembro. Umidade relativa do ar, umidade do solo e precipita??o pluviom?trica tiveram correla??o significativa com o ataque ?s estacas de Pinus sp pelos cupins subterr?neos. Entretanto, para C. gestroi essas vari?veis ambientais tiveram correla??o negativa com o ataque as estacas. Para H. longiceps a umidade relativa do ar teve correla??o negativa e a umidade do solo positiva. O pH ?cido dos solos das ?reas estudadas pareceu ser prop?cio ?s atividades de forrageamento dos cupins. A quantidade de C org?nico dispon?vel no solo pareceu n?o ter influenciado a atividade de forrageamento das duas esp?cies de cupins. O ataque ?s iscas de Pinus sp pela esp?cie C. gestroi foi mais severo que o ataque por H. longiceps. Na segunda etapa do trabalho os cupins foram expostos a sete tratamentos com cinco repeti??es cada durante 20 dias. Os extratos aquosos das folhas de Melia azedarach, Tectona grandis, Carapa guianensis, Aspidosperma polyneuron, Myracrodruon urundeuva e Leucaena leucocephala, na concentra??o de 10%, foram impregnados em peda?os de papel?o corrugado. Com exce??o de L. leucocephala, cujo consumo do papel?o foi menor, os demais extratos vegetais e a testemunha (papel?o e ?gua destilada) foram consumidos igualmente. A atividade inseticida dos extratos de M. azedarach, M. urundeuva e T. grandis foi respons?vel por 100, 100 e 95,38% de mortalidade de cupins, respectivamente. Os extratos de L. leucocephala, A. polyneuron e C. guianensis n?o apresentaram atividade inseticida para o controle de C. gestroi.