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Chemical communication in isoptera

2009; Springer Nature; Volume: 38; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1519-566x2009000100001

1678-8052

Ana Maria Costa‐Leonardo, Fabiana Elaine Casarin, Juliana Toledo Lima,

Insect and Pesticide Research

The semiochemicals produced by termites have been little studied compared to those of ants and bees. Among the limiting factors are the cryptic habits of termites, together with the difficulty in maintaining many species in the laboratory. The semiochemicals of Isoptera include trail, sex and alarm pheromones and a complex mixture of substances responsible for the recognition of nestmates. Although little is known about the semiochemicals of termites, available data indicate a strategy of pheromonal parsimony in the chemistry communication of these insects, i.e., the same compound is sometimes secreted by different glands, different species and for different functions.