Table 1 Prevalence of termite infestation on examined trees and their presentations
From: A rapid survey of the arboreal termites in a university environment in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Common name of trees | Scientific name | No examined | % infected | Presentation | Termites found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mango tree | Mangifera indica | 38 | 100 | Mud tubes | Nasutitermes havilandi Amitermes |
Caribbean pine and Australian pine | Pinus caribaea (Pinaceae) and Casuarina equisetifolia | 263 | 23.57 | Mud tubes | Amitermes N. havilandi Microcerotermes |
Avocado pear | Persea americana (Lauraceae) | 18 | 72.22 | Nest and mud tubes | Amitermes Microcerotermes |
African oil palm tree | Elaeis guineensis (Arecaceae) | 290 | 77 | Nest and mud tubes | Amitermes |
Moringa tree | Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) | 55 | 11 | Mud tubes | Amitermes |
Gmelina tree | Gmelina arborea (Verbanaceae) | 154 | 60 | Nests and mud tubes | Amitermes Microcerotermes Globitermes N. havilandi |
Guava tree | Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) | 19 | 0 | Nil | Nil |
Grape tree | Citrus paradisi | 9 | 11 | Mud tubes | Amitermes |
Coconut tree | Cocos nucifera | 137 | 0 | Nil | Nil |
Mast “Masquerade” tree | Polyalthia longifolia (Annonaceae) | 54 | 30 | Mud tubes | Amitermes |
“Udara” tree | Chrysophyllum albidum (Sapotaceae) | 1 | 100 | Nest and mud tubes | Glyptotermes |
Native “Ube” pear | Dacryodes edulis | 1 | 100 | Nest and mud tubes | Microcerotermes |
Oil bean plant | Pentaclethra macrophylla | 2 | 100 | Nests and mud tubes | Amitermes |
Eucalyptus sp. | 4 | 100 | Nest and mud tubes | Amitermes | |
Terminalia mantaly | 2 | 100 | Mud tubes | Microcerotermes Amitermes | |
T. superba | 3 | 100 | Mud tubes | Amitermes | |
Total | 1050 | 37.71 |