termite
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Poulos and his colleagues examined fresh western drywood termite pellets along with samples aged for three months, six months, and one year.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Bistrifluron is only one part of UCR's effort to make targeted termite treatment more effective.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Taken together, the work points toward a different style of termite control.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
As a young numbat scoffs his breakfast – custard with "termite sprinkles" – at Perth Zoo, a keeper explains how this stud's upcoming release at Dryandra will help boost genetic diversity.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
If the dog was a termite, Too Bad was a flea.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
The exchange is important because it transfers nutrients and gut microbes that help termites digest wood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Within 24 to 48 hours, material from the exposed termites had reached previously untreated nestmates.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Even more strikingly, groups in which only 5 percent of the termites had initially encountered bistrifluron eventually reached 100 percent mortality by day 90.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Those numbers are important because drywood termites are particularly challenging targets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Grouped termites keep touching each other incessantly with their antennae, and this appears to be the central governing mechanism.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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