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2012年49 No.6
The production of substitute reproductives and eclosion-swarmingbehavior in segregated，captive colonies ofReticulitermes chinensis
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Key Words： Reticulitermes hinensis，separated rearing，substitute reproductives，eclosion-swarming
Abstract： Mature，segregated colonies of Reticulitermes chinensis Snyder were reared in a laboratory． Bothsingle-casteand multiple-caste colonies all could produce substitute reproductives; the rate of production waspositively correlated withcolony size． The date and temperature when the colony was segregated significantly influenced the duration of production ofsubstitute reproductives． The duration of producing substitute reproductives in January，April，June，September was78. 50 d，46. 00 d，32. 17 d and 26. 00 d，respectively． Analysis of variance indicates a significant (P ＜ 0. 05) differencebetweenthesedurations． Segregated colonies rapidly underwent eclosion-swarming up to 2 years after the removal of thequeen． The date on which the colony was segregated had some influence on eclosion-swarming． The average durationduring which multiple-caste segregated colonies underwent eclosion-swarming in June was 659. 30 d． Single-caste wingbudnymph colonies underwent eclosion-swarming and also displayed reverse-season eclosion-swarming．