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Studies on Odontotermes formosanus Food Choice between Agaricus blazei and Its Substrate |
SU De-wei,LIN Hui,LUO Hai-ling,LIN Chun-mei,LIN Zhan-xi* |
National Engineering Research Center on JUNCAO Technology,Fuzhou 350002,Fujian,China |
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Abstract In order to evaluate the impact of Odontotermes formosanus to Agaricus blazei Murrill cultivation,studies were carried out on food selectiveness of Odontotermes formosanus by observing 5 different materials(fruitbody of Agaricus blazei Murrill,bamboo powder,Juncao,Juncao substrate of Agaricus blazei Murrill,bamboo substrate of Agaricus blazei Murrill)foraging behaviors.The results showed that consumption rate of Juncao and bamboo powders were very significantly higher than that of other 3 materials.And the consumption rate of Agaricus blazei Murrill was 0.The mud sheet area and mud sheet coverage rate of Juncao and bamboo powders were very significantly higher than that of the other 3 materials.These all indicated that the volatile substances distributed from mycelium and fruitbody of Agaricus blazei Murrill could inhibit termites’feeding.And the harms of termites in Agaricus blazei Murrill were mainly from cultivation materials
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Received: 26 May 2012
Published: 25 July 2012
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