PROTEXTWOOD (ID 2202-102) funded through LabEx AGRO ANR-10-LABX-0001-01 (under ISiteUniversité de Montpellier framework);the project PANTHER2-Guyane funded through AgenceNationale de la Recherche (ANR-22-CE43-0019);“Investissement d’Avenir” grant managed by Agence Nationale de la Recherche (CEBA, ref. ANR-10-LABX-25-01);supported by the FEDER (European Regional Development Fund)research project “EcovaloBois” (Project number: GY0015430);by the CNRS peps INSIS2018 research project “GuyavaloFibres”.
The valorization of Amazonian wood residues into active chemical compounds could be an eco-friendly,cost-effective and valuable way to develop wood preservative formulations to enhance the decay and termite resistance...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31772516 and 32170500).
Swarming and pairing behaviors are significant to population dispersal of termites.Tandem running is a key process in pairing behavior of dealates to find a mate.Succinylation can lead to significant changes in protei...
In the article"Trichoderma metabolites trigger aggregation behavior in Formosan subterranean termites(Coptotermes formosanus)"by L.Zhang et al.(Insect Science,2023,30:1759-1772,https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.13196)...
The technical and economic optimization of road projects has led to research into the use of materials obtained by mechanical stabilization for pavement construction. This research has enabled us to outline a solution...
Cocoa farming faces numerous constraints that affect production levels. Among these constraints are termites, one of the biggest scourges in tropical agriculture and agroforestry. The aim of this study is to assess th...
Cashew tree has gradually moved from a purely ecological aspect to a socio-economic one, due to the marketing of its nuts. But production per area, estimated at between 424 and 547 kg/ha, remains low, in contrast to I...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31970119,31272370).
The fungus-growing termite is considered a distinct ecological niche because it involves a tripartite symbiosis between the termite host,gut microflora,and the in vitro fungus Termitomyces,which has led to the expansi...
This work was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)KAKENHI grants No.JP20K06074 to Y.I.and JP22K14830 to E.T.We sincerely thank Yuuki Kiya,Tomonori Masui,and Daigo Ogawa at Tokyo University of Technology for their technical support as well as Kenji Matsuura and the members of the Laboratory of Insect Ecology at Kyoto University for valuable suggestions and comments.We also thank our laboratory colleagues at Yamaguchi University and Tokyo University of Technology for their cooperation during this study.
Termite queens and kings live longer than nonreproductive workers.Several molecular mechanisms contributing to their long lifespan have been investigated;however,the underlying biochemical explanation remains unclear....
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31500530).
Our previous studies have shown that some Trichoderma fungi trigger aggregation behavior in Formosan subterranean termites,Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki.However,the mechanisms underlying the induction of termite aggr...
supported by the Coordination of Scientific Research,UMSNH(Project 2022).
Wood is a lignocellulosic material that,because of its organic nature,is a source of nutrients for bacteria,fungi,and insects.Incisitermes marginipennis(Latreille)is an interesting dry wood-boring termite.Because it i...