The Daytime Indoor and Outdoor Temperatures of Subterranean Termite Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Tunnel
Arinana (a*), Ilmina Philippines (b), Yonny Koesmaryono (b), Sulaeha Sulaeha (c), Yani Maharani (d), Murni Indarwatmi (e)

a) Forest Product Department, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental, IPB University, Bogor, 16880, West Java, Indonesia
*arinanaiskandaria[at]gmail.com
b) Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Bogor, 16880, West Java, Indonesia
c) Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Hasanuddin. Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan KM.10 Tamalanrea. Makassar, South of Sulawesi, Indonesia
d) Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD), Jl. Raya Bandung-Sumedang, 21KM. Jatinangor, Sumedang District, West Java, Indonesia
e) Center for Isotope and Radiation Application, National Nuclear Energy Agency. Jl. Lebak Bulus Raya no 49 Lebak Bulus, Jakarta 12440, Indonesia

Abstract

Life cycle of termite is affected by weather condition, including temperature. To keep activities safe from any direct light, termite designs tunnels to hide. The objective of this research is to analyze the temperature of subterranean termite Coptotermes curvignathus tunnel inside and outside room. Tunnel temperature measurement using thermocouples tool. The research was conducted at Forest Products Research and Development Center, Gunung Batu, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. The results showed that the temperature in the tunnel at indoor ranged between 25.8 to 34.1 degree celsius while temperature in the tunnel at outdoor ranged between 25.0 to 32.7 degree celsius. The tunnel at indoor temperature was 0.8 to 3.2 degree celsius warmer than the temperature of tunnel at outdoor temperature, while surrounding indoor temperature was 0.2 degree celsius warmer than surrounding outdoor temperature.

Keywords: Arboretum- Subterranean termite- Thermocouples tool- Pine wood

Topic: Biodiversity and Climate Change