The origin of the termite-pipeteah formation on earth dikes and dams and its management.
Author of the article:LI Dong1,ZHUANG Tian-Yong1,TIANG Wei-Jin1,LI Ming1,CHEN Li-Ling1,HUANG Jian-Ping2,LUO Wei-Quan2,SONG Jian-Wu3
Author's Workplace:1.(Guangdong Entomological Institute, Guangzhou510260,China). 2.(Institute of Fermite Control of Shanguan, Guangzhou510000, China).3. (Jiangrong Ltd.Company of Fermite Control Engenering, Guangzhou510000, China)
Key Words:termite; dikes and dams; pipe-teah
Abstract:The termite Odontotermes formosanus is an important insect pest which is very injurious to dikes and dams in South China. Its nests damage the dams and dikes and usually cause the dangerous state, as the saying:“one ant hole can cause the collapse