Neotropical Entomology (2007) 36, 391-395

Rafael A. Calderon and Reginaldo Constantino (2007)
A survey of the termite fauna (Isoptera) of an eucalypt plantation in central Brazil
Neotropical Entomology 36 (3), 391-395
Abstract: The termite fauna of a plantation of Eucaliptus urophylla S.T. Blake (Myrtales: Mytaceae) in Buritis, Minas Gerais, was manually sampled in 12 transects. The assemblage contained 28 species belonging to Termitidae and Rhinotermitidae. This assemblage corresponds to a subset of the native fauna of the cerrado previously present in this region. Compared to the original native fauna, it has a lower species richness, a much lower proportion of soil-feeders and a higher proportion of litter-feeders. A total of 1600 recently cut trees were examined and only three (0.2%) had damage to the heartwood caused by Coptotermes sp. Despite the presence of a diverse termite fauna including several putative pest species, termites are not considered a significant problem to eucalypt plantations in this region.
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Database assignments for author(s): Reginaldo Constantino, Rafael A. Calderon

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Heterotermes tenuis	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)	Brazil (south)
	Coptotermes testaceus	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)	Brazil (south)
	Heterotermes longiceps	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)	Brazil (south)
	Neocapritermes opacus	Eucalypt (Eucalyptus)	Brazil (south)