Porotermes adamsoni
Author(s): Ken Walker, Museum Victoria
Source: PaDIL
Porotermes adamsoni (Froggatt)
This termite is found in south-eastern Australia where it infests living trees, often destroying them. Eucalypts, pines and other types of trees are attacked. The species is considered a quarantine risk that might spread with the timber trade. It has been detected sporadically in New Zealand since the 1930s and as recently as 2007-2010. Infestations detected have been eradicated.
Publications covering Porotermes adamsoni
Journal of Chemical Ecology (2007) 33, 1960-1977
David Sillam-Dussès, Etienne Sémon, Michael J. Lacey, Alain Robert, Michael Lenz and Christian Bordereau (2007)
Trail-following pheromones in basal termites, with special reference to Mastotermes darwiniensis
Bulletin of Entomological Research (1989) 79, 173-184
Robert H. Cowie, James W.M. Logan and T.G. Wood (1989)
Termite (Isoptera) damage and control in tropical forestry with special reference to Africa and Indo-Malaysia: a review
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