Table 2 Termite species found on infected trees in study area
From: A rapid survey of the arboreal termites in a university environment in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Termites Family | Termite Species | Trees Infected |
|---|---|---|
1. Family: Termitidae Sub-Family: Amitermitinae | Amitermes sp. (Silvestri) | Elaeis quineensis Moringa oleifera Mangifera indica Polylalthia longifolia Pinus caribea Gmelina arborea Persea americana Casuarina equisetofolia Pentaclathra macrophylla Eucalyptus sp. Terminalia mentally T. superba |
Microcerotermes sp. (Silvestri) | Pinus caribea Gmelina arborea Dacryodes edulis Persea americana Casuarina equisetofolia T. mentally | |
Globitermes sp. (Holmgren) | Gmelina arborea | |
Sub fam: Nasutitermitinae | Nasutitermes havilandi | Gmelina arborea Mangifera indica Pinus caribea Casuarina equisetofolia |
2. Family: Kalotermitidae | Glyptotermes sp. (Froggart) | Chrysophyllum albidum |