Science. 1961 Jul 7;134(3471):50. doi: 10.1126/science.134.3471.50.
Field observations suggested that subterranean termites might follow a concentration gradient of attractive material to find decaying wood. Laboratory cultures of the brown rot fungus, Lenzites trabea Pers. ex. Fr., on pine blocks formed a material attractive to the eastern subterranean termites, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kol.) and R. virginicus Banks, and a Costa Rican termite, Nasutitermes columbicus (Holmgren). Such a potent termite attractant may be useful in termite surveys and control.
实地观察表明，土白蚁可能会沿着有吸引力的物质浓度梯度寻找腐朽的木材。在松木块上培养的褐腐真菌，Lenzites trabea Pers. ex. Fr.，对东方土白蚁，Reticulitermes flavipes (Kol.) 和 R. virginicus Banks，以及哥斯达黎加白蚁，Nasutitermes columbicus (Holmgren) 具有吸引力。这种有效的白蚁引诱剂可能在白蚁调查和防治中有用。
