Survival of Subterranean Termite Colony Fragments Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Laboratory Maintenance

Authors

  • Agung Nugrawan Kutana Department of Environment and Forestry, Samarinda State Agricultural Polytechnic, Samarinda, Indonesia
  • Dodi Nandika Forest Products Department, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
  • Arinana Forest Products Department, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
  • Nisrina Putri Hanifah Politeknik Pertanian Negeri Samarinda
  • Irma Wahyuningtias Department of Environment and Forestry, Samarinda State Agricultural Polytechnic, Samarinda, Indonesia

Keywords:

Coptotermes curvignathus, Survival, Clay, Sand, Subterranean Termite, Termitarium

Abstract

Information about colony fragments survival of the termite species Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren in the laboratory is very limited. This study was conducted to determine colony fragments survival of the subterranean termite C. curvignathus Holmgren in laboratory maintenance. The test media used the Termitarium PSIH-IPB: 1999 as a glass vessel containing 4 kg of a mixture of sand and clay with 4 proportions and 4 different pH determined as treatments that would be studied for their effects on termite survival. The results showed that the proportion of the sand:clay mixture affected the survival and feeding preferences of the subterranean termite C. curvignathus Holmgren. The highest percentage of termites that survived was found in the termitarium containing a mixture of sand:clay 50:50. The highest percentage of bait wood weight loss occurred in the test media containing a mixture of sand: clay 50:50. The weight loss of bait wood is directly proportional to the termites survival.

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2024-10-31

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