EL-BASSIOUNY, A., ABOL-MAATY, S., ABDEL-MOATY, R., HASHIM, S. (2012). THE IMPACT OF VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF SOIL ON GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES AT SOME EGYPTIAN GOVERNORATES. test, 90(3), 1019-1027. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2012.161885
AYMAN R. EL-BASSIOUNY; SHAKER M. ABOL-MAATY; RADY M. ABDEL-MOATY; SALAH M. HASHIM. "THE IMPACT OF VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF SOIL ON GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES AT SOME EGYPTIAN GOVERNORATES". test, 90, 3, 2012, 1019-1027. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2012.161885
EL-BASSIOUNY, A., ABOL-MAATY, S., ABDEL-MOATY, R., HASHIM, S. (2012). 'THE IMPACT OF VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF SOIL ON GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES AT SOME EGYPTIAN GOVERNORATES', test, 90(3), pp. 1019-1027. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2012.161885
EL-BASSIOUNY, A., ABOL-MAATY, S., ABDEL-MOATY, R., HASHIM, S. THE IMPACT OF VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF SOIL ON GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES AT SOME EGYPTIAN GOVERNORATES. test, 2012; 90(3): 1019-1027. doi: 10.21608/ejar.2012.161885

THE IMPACT OF VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF SOIL ON GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES AT SOME EGYPTIAN GOVERNORATES

Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research
Article 5, Volume 90, Issue 3, September 2012, Pages 1019-1027    PDF (380.34 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2012.161885
Authors
AYMAN R. EL-BASSIOUNY1; SHAKER M. ABOL-MAATY2; RADY M. ABDEL-MOATY1; SALAH M. HASHIM1
1Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
2Central Lab. of Agricultural Climate, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Data showed that, the subterranean termite Psammotermes hypostoma (Desn.), recorded in most variable temperatures degrees ranged from 21.9-32.1C° of Egyptian Governorates, while the subterranean termite, Anacanthotermes ochraceus (Borm.), was found in most areas with temperature degrees ranged from 21.9-31.3C°. But the subterranean termite Amitermes desertorum (Desn.), was the least spread, and found only in high temperature degrees 28.2 and 31.3. According to obtained data the P. hypostoma, was more existent at most temperature degrees, followed by A. ochraceus, which distributed in lower temperatures of soil, but the subterranean termite A. desertorum, was very limited and confined with high soil temperature degrees. On the other hand obtained data clarified that, the subterranean termite P. hypostoma found in most variable relative humidity degrees of soil ranged from 27.5-80.5Rh, while the subterranean termite, A. ochraceus was found in some areas with variable Rh degrees of soil ranged from 49.5-66.9. Also the subterranean termite A. desertorum was found with Rh degrees of soil ranged from 41- 49.5. According to obtained data the P. hypostoma, was more existent at most Rh degrees, followed by A. ochraceus, but the subterranean termite A. desertorum, was very limited and confined with low range of Rh degrees of soil. As a general trend there is relationship between termite distribution and the tested factors and the subterranean termite can be life in long rang of temperatures and relative humidity.
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