Tong Reina L, Grace J Kenneth, Mason Makena, Krushelnycky Paul D, Spafford Helen, Aihara-Sasaki Maria
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore Hall 310, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Insects. 2017 Jun 5;8(2):58. doi: 10.3390/insects8020058.
Termites are economically-important structural pests, costing residents of Hawaii over $100 million annually. On Oahu, the last published termite swarming survey occurred from 1969 to 1971, and the last termite hand-collection survey occurred from 1998 to 2000. To contribute data on termite occurrences on Oahu, a light-trap survey took place from February 2011 to September 2012, and a hand-collection survey occurred from September to November 2012. Formosan subterranean termite, Shiraki, swarming was compared over the duration of the study, finding peak swarming in May 2011. alate activity density was regressed with environmental factors, finding a negative correlation with average wind speed and a positive correlation with average rainfall. (Wasmann) alates were observed in April, June, and July 2011 and in June 2012. Four species of termites were found in the hand-collection survey of 44 sites: (Snyder) ( = 8/44), ( = 2/44), Light ( = 1/44), and sp. ( = 1/44). This study contributes to distribution data for termite species on Oahu and records alate activity for two important termite pests.
白蚁是具有重要经济意义的建筑害虫，每年给夏威夷居民造成超过1亿美元的损失。在瓦胡岛，上一次公布的白蚁分飞调查是在1969年至1971年进行的，上一次白蚁人工采集调查是在1998年至2000年进行的。为了提供有关瓦胡岛白蚁发生情况的数据，于2011年2月至2012年9月进行了诱捕灯调查，并于2012年9月至11月进行了人工采集调查。在整个研究期间，对台湾乳白蚁（Shiraki）的分飞情况进行了比较，发现2011年5月分飞高峰。将有翅成虫活动密度与环境因素进行回归分析，发现与平均风速呈负相关，与平均降雨量呈正相关。在2011年4月、6月和7月以及2012年6月观察到了（Wasmann）有翅成虫。在对44个地点的人工采集调查中发现了四种白蚁：（斯奈德）（=8/44），（=2/44），莱特（=1/44），以及（=1/44）。本研究有助于提供瓦胡岛白蚁种类的分布数据，并记录了两种重要白蚁害虫的有翅成虫活动情况。
