Coptotermes formosanus and Coptotermes gestroi (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae) Exhibit Quantitatively Different Tunneling Patterns

Table 2

Comparison of parameters measured in tunnel construction with C. formosanus (CF) and C. gestroi (CG). (TD: total length of tunnels constructed; W: mean width of tunnels; A: area occupied; D: numerical density within tunnels; S: speed of tunnel growth; p: primary tunnels; s: secondary tunnels; wo: workers; so: soldiers).

Arena No	Species	TD (cm)	W (cm)	A (cm^2)	D (no/cm^2)	S (cm/days)	Angles-p and s	Survival No. wo : so	Mortality %
1	CG	1043.56	0.08	87.66	15.40	47.43	52.13	663 : 20	54.47
2	CG	715.85	0.07	50.83	26.56	32.53	53.21	913 : 29	37.2
3 (C)	CG	1294.45	0.06	81.55	16.55	58.84	54.22	924 : 36	36
4	CF	706.87	0.20	166.64	8.10	37.13	38.81	485 : 35	65.33
5 (C)	CF	611.37	0.35	212.76	6.35	27.78	38.55	658 : 66	51.73
6	CF	496.0	0.50	247.01	5.47	22.55	41.10	1040 : 133	21.8
𝑃 value		0.012	0.031	0.006	0.024	0.012			0.805

(C: Controls without wood, Termite species comparison by ANOVA and Tukey, 𝑃<0.05).