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A	ACZA alate
B	bait Basaltic Termite Barrier borax BTB (see Basaltic Termite Barrier)
C	C. brevis (see Cryptotermes brevis) C. cynocephalus (see Cryptotermes cynocephalus) C. formosanus (see Coptotermes formosanus) C. vastator (see Coptotermes vastator) carton caste CCA cellulose chemical barrier chitin chlordane chlorpyrifos contact insecticide contact poison (see contact insecticide) Coptotermes formosanus Coptotermes vastator creosote cryptic Cryptotermes brevis Cryptotermes cynocephalus	Back to top
D	dampwood termites delayed toxicity desiccant insecticide diazinon dipping D.O.T. drywood termites
E	entomology exoskeleton
F	flight slit forest tree termite (see Neotermes connexus) Formosan subterranean termite (see Coptotermes formosanus) frass fumigant (see respiratory insecticide) fumigation	Back to top
G	gallery ground termite (see Coptotermes formosanus) gut
H	hexaflumuron
I	I. immigrans (see Incisitermes immigrans) I. minor (see Incisitermes minor) Incisitermes immigrans Incisitermes minor Indo-Malaysian drywood termite (see Cryptotermes cynocephalus) insecticide instar integument IPM	Back to top
J	-
K	kick-out holes king knockdown action
L	lowland tree termite (see Incisitermes immigrans)	Back to top
M	malathion mating chamber mode of action molt mud tunnel
N	N. connexus (see Neotermes connexus) neotenic reproductive (see supplementary reproductive) Neotermes connexus nest non-target organism nursery (see royal chamber) nymph
O	organic phosphate (see organophosphate) organophosphate	Back to top
P	Pacific dampwood termite (see Zootermopsis angusticollis) permethrin pesticide Philippine milk termite (see Coptotermes vastator) physical barrier physical niche pressure treatment primary reproductive proctodeal feeding protozoa pyrethrin pyrethroid pyrethrum pyrethrum synergists
Q	queen
R	removable baseboards repellant residual insecticide residual poison (see residual insecticide) resmethrin respiratory insecticide royal chamber	Back to top
S	secondary reprodutive (see supplementary reproductive) Sentricon soldier spiracle spot treatment steel frame construction stomach insecticide stomach poison (see stomach insecticide) subterranean termites supplementary reproductive swarmer (see alate) swarming symbiosis synergist (see pyrethrum synergists) synthetic pyrethroid (see pyrethroid)
T	target organism tenting (see fumigation) TERMI-MESH termiticide Thermal Pest Eradication TPE (see Thermal Pest Eradication) treated wood trophallaxis
U	-	Back to top
V	"vastator" (see Coptotermes vastator)
W	West Indian drywood termite (see Cryptotermes brevis) Western drywood termite (see Insicitermes minor) wood preservative worker
X	-	Back to top
Y	-
Z	Z. angusticollis (see Zootermopsis angusticollis) Zootermopsis angusticollis

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