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Influence of Fungal Odor on Grooming Behavior of the Termite, Coptotermes formosanus
The termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) protects itself from entomopathogenic fungus by mutual grooming behavior. C. formosanus removes foreign organisms, such as fungal conidia, from the body surface of its nestmates by mutual grooming behavior and eating them. The co...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016997/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21073347 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.14101 |
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author | Yanagawa, Aya Yokohari, Fumio Shimizu, Susumu |
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description | The termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) protects itself from entomopathogenic fungus by mutual grooming behavior. C. formosanus removes foreign organisms, such as fungal conidia, from the body surface of its nestmates by mutual grooming behavior and eating them. The conidia removal rate from the body surface differed according to the isolate of entomopathogenic fungi (Beauveria brongniartii 782, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus K3, and Metarhizium anisopliae 455), and the removal rate of the fungal isolates seemed to depend on feeding preference, which was detrmined using paper discs moistened with a fungal suspension. In addition, it was found that C. formosanus without antennae groomed their nestmates more frequently than those with antennae. Consequently, it seems that C. formosanus antennae detect substances without touching, such as via odor, and it affects the efficiency of grooming behavior. The results of single sensillum recording support the hypothesis that C. formosanus are capable of distinguishing three species of fungi by their odors. |
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spelling | pubmed-30169972012-02-09 Influence of Fungal Odor on Grooming Behavior of the Termite, Coptotermes formosanus Yanagawa, Aya Yokohari, Fumio Shimizu, Susumu J Insect Sci Article The termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) protects itself from entomopathogenic fungus by mutual grooming behavior. C. formosanus removes foreign organisms, such as fungal conidia, from the body surface of its nestmates by mutual grooming behavior and eating them. The conidia removal rate from the body surface differed according to the isolate of entomopathogenic fungi (Beauveria brongniartii 782, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus K3, and Metarhizium anisopliae 455), and the removal rate of the fungal isolates seemed to depend on feeding preference, which was detrmined using paper discs moistened with a fungal suspension. In addition, it was found that C. formosanus without antennae groomed their nestmates more frequently than those with antennae. Consequently, it seems that C. formosanus antennae detect substances without touching, such as via odor, and it affects the efficiency of grooming behavior. The results of single sensillum recording support the hypothesis that C. formosanus are capable of distinguishing three species of fungi by their odors. University of Wisconsin Library 2010-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC3016997/ /pubmed/21073347 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.14101 Text en © 2010 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Article Yanagawa, Aya Yokohari, Fumio Shimizu, Susumu Influence of Fungal Odor on Grooming Behavior of the Termite, Coptotermes formosanus |
title | Influence of Fungal Odor on Grooming Behavior of the Termite, Coptotermes formosanus |
title_full | Influence of Fungal Odor on Grooming Behavior of the Termite, Coptotermes formosanus |
title_fullStr | Influence of Fungal Odor on Grooming Behavior of the Termite, Coptotermes formosanus |
title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Fungal Odor on Grooming Behavior of the Termite, Coptotermes formosanus |
title_short | Influence of Fungal Odor on Grooming Behavior of the Termite, Coptotermes formosanus |
title_sort | influence of fungal odor on grooming behavior of the termite, coptotermes formosanus |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016997/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21073347 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.14101 |
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