Crisanto Velázquez-Becerra1,*, Gu Yen Ambriz-Ortiz1, Rafael Torres-Martínez2, Mauro Manuel Martínez-Pacheco3
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.7, pp. 2165-2181, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.026954
- 29 May 2023
Abstract Wood is a lignocellulosic material that, because of its organic nature, is a source of nutrients for bacteria, fungi,
and insects. Incisitermes marginipennis (Latreille) is an interesting dry wood-boring termite. Because it is an extremely destructive pest, difficult to control due to its cryptic lifestyle, and for its role in the biogeochemical cycle of
carbon and other elements; it is a fundamental organism. The use of less toxic and eco-friendly substances is
important for protecting domestic, cultural, and historical heritage made of wood or lignocellulosic materials.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the biological… More >