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Termite Trail Pheromones



Termite species secreting (Z,Z,E)-3,6,8-dodecatrienol
TAXA THRESHOLD (pg/cm) AMOUNT (pg/worker)
Rhinotermitidae

Heterotermitinae
Reticulitermes flavipes
R. virginicus
R. speratus
R. santonensis

Coptotermitinae
Coptotermes formosanus



0.01
0.01
0.02
0.1


0.02



NA
NA
3
1-10


50
Termitidae

Macrotermitinae
Pseudacanthotermes spiniger



0.1



10



Termite species secreting neocembrane
TAXA THRESHOLD (pg/cm) AMOUNT (ng/worker)
Nasutitermitinae
Nasutitermes exitiosus
Trinervitermes bettonianus


NA
1 or 500

NA
11



Response of termite species to artificial trails of (Z,Z,E)-3,6,8-dodecatrienol
TAXA THRESHOLD (pg/cm)
Kalotermitidae

Kalotermes flavicollis


NR
Rhinotermitidae

Heterotermitinae
Heterotermes sp.

Rhinotermitinae
Schedorhinotermes lamanianus



1


1
Termitidae

Macrotermitinae
Ancistrotermes cavithorax
Macrotermes bellicosus
M. subhyalinus
Microtermes sp.

Nasutitermitinae
Nasutitermes lujae
N. diabolus

Termitinae
Amitermes evuncifer
Basidentitermes sp.
Cephalotermes rectangularis
Cubitermes fungifaber
C. severus
Microcerotermes sp.
Noditermes sp.
Ophiotermes sp.
Thoracotermes sp.

Apicotermitinae
Astalotermes sp.



1
No response
No response
No response


0.01
0.01


10
1
1
1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
10


10


Tables taken from:
(Pheromone Communication in Social Insects, 1998, 197-9)

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