Occurrence And Distribution Of Mound Building Termites In And Around Kuvempu University Campus, Shimoga, Karnataka State, India

Three mound building termites, viz., Odontotermes wallonensis, Odontotermes obesus and Odontotermes redemanni Roomwal and Chhotani (1960), were identified from Kuvempu University campus, Jnana Sahyadri and adjacent Bhadra reservoir area. The shape of the mound of O.obesus was conical and extended vertically, consisting of one or more hallow conical turrets erected on the surface of the ground. Royal chamber in the mounds was usually placed at the base just beneath the fungus garden. The structure of mound of O. wallonensis was dome shaped with one or more turrets extended horizontally the wall... Mehr ...