Utility of Acoustical Detection of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

<span>The AED 2000 and 2010 are extremely sensitive listening devices which can effectively detect and monitor termite activity through a wave guide (e.g. bolt) both qualitatively and quantitatively.  Experiments conducted with one to ten thousand termites from differing colonies infesting woo...

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Auteurs principaux: Weste Osbrink, Mary Cornelius
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Publié: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:58f2042cf2054819a06a2ef5f3be68612021-12-02T10:55:33ZUtility of Acoustical Detection of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.69-76https://doaj.org/article/58f2042cf2054819a06a2ef5f3be68612013-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/15https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<span>The AED 2000 and 2010 are extremely sensitive listening devices which can effectively detect and monitor termite activity through a wave guide (e.g. bolt) both qualitatively and quantitatively.  Experiments conducted with one to ten thousand termites from differing colonies infesting wood in buckets demonstrated that acoustical emission detector readings significantly increased when number of termites increased.  Termites were also detected in infested trees with the installation of several wave guides into their trunks.  These devices can detect termites and changes in termite activity caused by changes in termite numbers, making it an effective pest management professional and research tool for finding and evaluating termite infestations and efficacy of treatments in specific locations.</span>Weste OsbrinkMary CorneliusUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaarticleAED 2000AED 2010Formosan subterranean termitetreemonitoringpest controlZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 1, Pp 69-76 (2013)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic AED 2000
AED 2010
Formosan subterranean termite
tree
monitoring
pest control
Zoology
QL1-991
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Natural history (General)
QH1-278.5
spellingShingle AED 2000
AED 2010
Formosan subterranean termite
tree
monitoring
pest control
Zoology
QL1-991
Ecology
QH540-549.5
Natural history (General)
QH1-278.5
Weste Osbrink
Mary Cornelius
Utility of Acoustical Detection of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
description <span>The AED 2000 and 2010 are extremely sensitive listening devices which can effectively detect and monitor termite activity through a wave guide (e.g. bolt) both qualitatively and quantitatively.  Experiments conducted with one to ten thousand termites from differing colonies infesting wood in buckets demonstrated that acoustical emission detector readings significantly increased when number of termites increased.  Termites were also detected in infested trees with the installation of several wave guides into their trunks.  These devices can detect termites and changes in termite activity caused by changes in termite numbers, making it an effective pest management professional and research tool for finding and evaluating termite infestations and efficacy of treatments in specific locations.</span>
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author Weste Osbrink
Mary Cornelius
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Mary Cornelius
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title Utility of Acoustical Detection of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
title_short Utility of Acoustical Detection of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
title_full Utility of Acoustical Detection of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
title_fullStr Utility of Acoustical Detection of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
title_full_unstemmed Utility of Acoustical Detection of Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
title_sort utility of acoustical detection of coptotermes formosanus (isoptera: rhinotermitidae)
publisher Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate 2013
url https://doaj.org/article/58f2042cf2054819a06a2ef5f3be6861
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