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Occurrence of Tectona grandis Stem Injury Caused by Cornitermes cumulans Termite

  • Karyna Lorrainy Silva,
  • Sarah Ladeia,
  • Wezile Nunes,
  • Isabel Carolina de Lima Santos,
  • Alexandre dos Santos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.035618
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 3

Abstract

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ABSTRACT Termites of the species Cornitermes cumulans (Kollar, 1832) were observed causing injuries in the stem of Tectona grandis in commercial forest plantations in Cáceres, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. C. cumulans forms galleries below the bark, at the heartwood/sap-wood interface of 1.8 years-old trees. This is the first occurrence of this type of injury in stem caused by C. cumulans in T. grandis in Brazil.

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