Remedial VS. Preventive: Researchers at UC Berkeley recently demonstrated single-hole injection of Termidor Dry can result in high performance against drywood termites

摘要

Of the 28 species of invasive termites recently listed in a new report, seven (25 percent) are drywood termites (Evans et al. 2013). This report also mentioned that termites' global importance will increase due to intensified trade and the ability toform small propagules of individuals that ease transport to distant locations. Only species in the family Rhinotermitidae (subterranean termites, especially in the genus Coptotermes) have a higher potential for invasive spread around the world (Evans etal. 2013). One particular species, the western drywood termite, Incisitermes minor (Hagen), is native to the Western United States and already has spread to the Eastern United States, Eastern Canada, the Hawaiian Islands and parts of Asia (Evans et al. 2013). The additional spread of drywood termite species via commerce is predicted.