The desert termite, Gnathamitermes tubiformans, is an important insect on rangelands in the southwestern United States. Population densities of this insect averaged 2139/m2 in the upper 30 cm of soil in a shortgrass community in West Texas over a 3-year period and reached a peak of 9127/m2 The live biomass of termites averaged 5.2 g/m2 and reached a peak of 22.21 g/m2. In a laboratory study, desert termite workers consumed 2.4% of their live body weight/day of dry buffalograss leaves. In field studies, control of desert termites with insecticide resulted in a 22% increase in standing crop of grass and a 50% increase in litter accumulation by the end of the second growing season after control was initiated. Termite-free plots had almost thre...
Grass-feeding termites, Gnathamitermes sp., can be considered beneficial in pastureland, where they ...
Three rangeland sites (mountain, foothill, and plains) in central Montana were surveyed for arthropo...
We estimated the density of subterranean termites Gnathamitermes tubiformans at 800,000 · ha-1 for a...
In the southwestern desert region of Arizona, a common non-structure invading species is the tube bu...
Termites are ubiquitous detritivores and are a key influence on soil function and nutrient cycles, p...
The annual feeding activity on paper baits of subterranean termites in desertified (degraded-shrub d...
The desert termite Gnathamitermes tubiformans and its unique foraging tubes are a common fixture in ...
We examined the role of subterranean termites in decomposition of cattle dung, various herbaceous pl...
Controlling invasive species in Great Basin rangelands is critically important in order to preserve ...
Termites are important in litter decomposition and nutrient cycling in desert grasslands but little ...
Desertification in the Chihuahuan Desert has been the source of increased attention during the past ...
This study was conducted during a 3-year period, 1969-1971, in northcentral Montana to determine the...
This study compares insect and cattle consumption of crested wheatgrass (Agropycon spp.) on a site i...
Foraging party and territory size of Heterotermes aureus (Snyder) were investigated on the Santa Rit...
Rainfall simulation at an average intensity of 124 mm·h-1 was used to compare infiltration and run o...
Grass-feeding termites, Gnathamitermes sp., can be considered beneficial in pastureland, where they ...
Three rangeland sites (mountain, foothill, and plains) in central Montana were surveyed for arthropo...
We estimated the density of subterranean termites Gnathamitermes tubiformans at 800,000 · ha-1 for a...
In the southwestern desert region of Arizona, a common non-structure invading species is the tube bu...
Termites are ubiquitous detritivores and are a key influence on soil function and nutrient cycles, p...
The annual feeding activity on paper baits of subterranean termites in desertified (degraded-shrub d...
The desert termite Gnathamitermes tubiformans and its unique foraging tubes are a common fixture in ...
We examined the role of subterranean termites in decomposition of cattle dung, various herbaceous pl...
Controlling invasive species in Great Basin rangelands is critically important in order to preserve ...
Termites are important in litter decomposition and nutrient cycling in desert grasslands but little ...
Desertification in the Chihuahuan Desert has been the source of increased attention during the past ...
This study was conducted during a 3-year period, 1969-1971, in northcentral Montana to determine the...
This study compares insect and cattle consumption of crested wheatgrass (Agropycon spp.) on a site i...
Foraging party and territory size of Heterotermes aureus (Snyder) were investigated on the Santa Rit...
Rainfall simulation at an average intensity of 124 mm·h-1 was used to compare infiltration and run o...
Grass-feeding termites, Gnathamitermes sp., can be considered beneficial in pastureland, where they ...
Three rangeland sites (mountain, foothill, and plains) in central Montana were surveyed for arthropo...
We estimated the density of subterranean termites Gnathamitermes tubiformans at 800,000 · ha-1 for a...