População e território de forrageamento de uma colônia de Heterotermes tenuis (Hagen) (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

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Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2003-09

RESUMO

Heterotermes tenuis (Hagen, 1858) is a subterranean termite that cause damage in forests, crops and urban areas. The population and foraging territory of an urban colony were determined using triple mark-release-recapture technique. Foraging population was estimated in 134,583 ± 5,803 individuals. The foraging territory encompassed an area of 175,5 m² and the maxim linear foraging distance was 36 m.

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