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DRY-WOOD TERMITE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
CONT

A member of the order Isoptera ... dry-wood termites ... entirely wood-inhabiting and maintaining no contact with the ground, that require little moisture and hence can directly attack sound wood in structures above ground (family Kalotermitidae) ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

Insecte de l'ordre de Isoptères [...] les termites de bois sec qui [...] vivent exclusivement dans le bois, sans avoir besoin de contact avec le sol; leurs besoins en humidité sont restreints et ils peuvent par conséquent attaquer directement les bois sains au-dessus du niveau du sol (famille des Calotermidae) [...]

Spanish

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