Malays. Appl. Biol. (2009) 38(2): 37–48
TERMITES INFESTATION SELECTED FROM PREMISES IN PENANG, SEBERANG PRAI & SUNGAI PETANI, MALAYSIA
ABDUL HAFIZ AB MAJID1,2* and ABU HASSAN AHMAD2
1Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0816, United State of America
2School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
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ABSTRACT
A survey was carried out to detect the presence of termites in and around selected premises in North Peninsular Malaysia (Penang and Kedah). The entire premises surveyed were found infected with termites. It comes from two families and 4 genus; Coptotermes (Rhinotermitidae), Microcerotermes, Macrotermes and Globitermes (Termitidae). Genus Coptotermes is the most common termites foraging in and around the premises followed by Microcerotermes, Macrotermes and Globitermes.
ABSTRAK
Satu tinjaan telah dijalankan untuk mengesan kehadiran spesis anai-anai di premis yang terpilih di Utara Semenajung Malaysia (Penang dan Kedah). Hasil dari tinjaun yang dijalankan, anai-anai yang dijumpai adalah dari 2 keluarga dan 4 genera; Coptotermes (Rhinotermitidae), Microcerotermes, Macrotermes dan Globitermes (Termitidae). Genera Coptotermes merupakan kumpulan anai-anai yang biasa dijumpai di dalam dan di persekitaran premis dan diikuti oleh genera Microcerotermes, Macrotermes dan Globitermes.
Key words: Termites, Malaysia, Coptotermes, Microcerotermes, Macrotermes, Globitermes.
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