Sains Malaysiana 44(2)(2015): 211–216
Define Colony Number of
Subterranean Termites Coptotermes gestroi(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Selected Infested Structures
(Penetapan Jumlah Koloni Anai-Anai Bawah Tanah Coptotermes gestroi(Isoptera:Rhinotermitidae)
yang Menyerang Struktur Bangunan Terpilih)
ABDUL
HAFIZ AB
MAJID* & ABU HASSAN
AHMAD
Household
& Structural Urban Entomology Laboratory, School of Biological
Sciences,
Universiti
Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang,
Malaysia
Diserahkan: 14
November 2013/Diterima: 4 Ogos 2014
ABSTRACT
Termites are one of
the social insects living in large colonies that can cause economic loss. The
objective of this study was to estimate foraging territory of infested
subterranean termites on building structure. A mark-recapture study was conducted
on eight Coptotermes gestroi colonies located at selected
infested building structures in Penang, Malaysia. From the foraging study, the
population of C. gestroi was estimated to be
within the range of 106,592±6,968 to 4,185,000±2,127,328. Additionally, the
foraging territory was from 13 to 300 m2 of
the infested building structures. Meanwhile the maximum foraging distance was
from 4 to 30 m of the infested structures. The results indicated that each of
the building structures was infested by a single colony. This study also showed
that the triple mark recapture technique used to estimate the population size
of the termite colony was capable of providing rough estimates of foraging
population of C. gestroi.
Keywords: Coptotermes gestroi;
foraging distance; foraging population; foraging territories; triple mark
recapture
ABSTRAK
Anai-anai adalah salah
suatu serangga sosial
yang hidup di dalam
koloni besar yang boleh menyebabkan kerugian ekonomi. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk
menganggarkan wilayah
keluasan mencari makanan anai-anai bawah tanah pada
struktur bangunan.
Suatu kajian tanda
tangkap dan
lepas semula telah
dijalankan ke
atas lapan koloni
Coptotermes gestroi yang menyerang
bangunan terpilih
di Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Daripada
kajian mencari makanan, populasiC. gestroi telah dianggarkan antara 106,592±6,968
dan 4,185,000±2,127,328. Selain
itu, wilayah mencari
makanan adalah
dari 13 hingga 300 m2. Sementara
itu, jarak
maksimum linear mencari makanan adalah dari 4 hingga 30 m. Keputusan kajian menunjukkan bahawa setiap struktur bangunan telah diserang oleh satu
populasi anai-anai.
Kajian ini juga
menunjukkan bahawa
tangkap-tanda dan lepas sebanyak tiga kali yang digunakan untuk membuat anggaran
saiz koloni
anai-anai mampu menyediakan anggaran kasar populasi mencari makanan oleh C. gestroi.
Kata kunci: Coptotermes gestroi; jarak mencari makanan; keluasan mencari makanan; saiz populasi; tangkap tiga kali bertanda
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