Tuesday, 7 December 2021

Killing It in The Egg: A Termite Bait Story | Entomology Today

Formosan subterranean termite soldier and eggs

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Termite baits can wipe out a colony in about 90 days, but the colony's eggs are gone by day 30. Why? A new study investigates and fills in a missing piece of the puzzle in understanding how termite colonies collapse when exposed to a chitin synthesis inhibitor.

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