First record of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from Tercei...

• Author(s): Austin, James W. ; Szalanski, Allen L. ; Myles, Timothy G. ; Borges, Paulo A. V. ; Nunes, Lina ; Scheffrahn, Rudolf H.
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/1666
• Origin: Repositório da Universidade dos Açores
• Subject(s): Reticulitermes flavipes; Terceira Island; Azores
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Copyright © 2012 Florida Entomological Society. Reticulitermes flavipes, a Holarctic pestiferous subterranean termite species, particularly to structures and non-indigenous trees, is reported for the first time from Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal. The establishment of R. flavipes on Terceira Island likely represents more than one anthropogenic introduction with a high probability of military involvement.