Funding for this research was provided by:
usda national institute of food and agriculture, hatch project (FLA-FTL-005865, FLA-FTL-005660)
Article History
Received: 7 July 2021
Accepted: 27 October 2021
First Online: 13 December 2021
Declarations
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: In this study, neither endangered nor protected species were involved. All termite colonies used in this study were reared from pairing of alates, which collected during swarming seasons. In addition, there is no specific permits required in order to collect termites in the field and examine behaviors in the laboratory experiments. Prior to experiments, colonies were maintained weekly such as provisioning of food and moisturizing as needed with minimal disturbances.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.