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REVIEWS 



Anonymous, 1959c, p. 22. (U.S., California, 

 review of Prevention and Control of the 

 Western Subterranean Termite. Ebeling 

 and Pence, Univ. California Agric. Ex- 

 per. Stat., Extens. Serv. Circ, 469, 1958. 

 Construction, design, soil poisoning, 

 treated lumber.) 

 19591, p. 20. (Review of Advances in Pest 

 Control Research. R. L. Metcalf, 1957- 

 1958, Pest Control, vol. 27, No. 9, p. 20. 

 Sept.) 

 1959I, pp. 19, 22, 24. (U.S., statistics on 

 wood preservation, 15% decline in 1958 

 from 1957. Tanalith gained 1%, Osmo- 

 salts 20%.) 



Roonwal, M. L., 1956a, pp. 454-455. (South 

 Africa, review of Dwellers in Darkness, 

 Skaife, 1955, London.) 



Rozen, H. J., 1958, p. 127. (U.S., review of 

 Protection against Decay and Termites in 

 Residential Construction, 1956. Building 

 Research and Advisory Board, Nat. Acad. 

 Sci., Nat. Res. Counc, Rep. No. 448, 

 May 10, 1956.) 



Schefer-Immel, V., i960, p. 128. (Europe, 

 review of Zur Laboratoriumpriifing von 



Textilien auf Termitenfestigkeit mit 

 Kalotermes fiavicollis Fabr., Gosswald 

 and Kloft, 1959, Entomologica. Labora- 

 tory tests termite-proofing textiles.) 



Snyder, T. E., I957f, p. 294. (U.S., California, 

 review of The Biology of Colony Forma- 

 tion in Reticulitermes hesperus Banks, 

 F. M. Weesner, 1956. Laboratory and 

 field studies, factors that influence pro- 

 duction and suppression soldiers, influ- 

 ence of source of alates on types of 

 variation in colonies.) 

 1959b, p. 50. (U.S., comparison of FHA 

 Minimum Property Standards, Anon., 

 1958I, with BRAB reports, Dillon 1956 

 and 1958, on prevention attack by ter- 

 mites and decay to residences.) 



Varley, G. C, 1956, pp. vii-viii. (South 

 Africa, review of Dwellers in Darkness, 

 S. H. Skaife, 1955. Amitermes atlanticus 

 15% C0 2 in nest; food rotten cellulose; 

 12 workers first year; population 40,000 

 in nest 1 ft. high; caste origin due to 

 extrinsic causes; laboratory cultures 

 maintained.) 



SECRETIONS 



Hrdy, I., and Novak, V. J. A., in press. 

 (Czechoslovakia, contribution to the 

 question of the nonspecificity of the 

 exohormones.) 



Jucci, C, 1956, pp. 283-284. (Italy, endocrinal 

 gland has a secretion important in differ- 

 entiation of castes.) 



Karlson, P., and Butenhand, A., 1959, pp. 

 49-51. (Pheromones (ectohormones) of 

 termites, refers to Grassi and Sandias, 

 Grasse, et al., Light and Luscher, sub- 

 stance produced by reproductives used to 

 influence colony members.) 



Lambinet, F., 1959, pp. 163-177. (France, 

 Calotermes fiavicollis, mandibular gland 

 consists of 2 types secretory cells, large 

 and small, latter degenerate after molt- 

 ing; gland at its maximum among func- 

 tional reproductives.) 



Luscher, M., 1959, pp. 55-56. ("Pheromones," 

 ectohormone secretion acts through 



mouth, active substances of functional 

 reproductives inhibit production supple- 

 mentary reproductives.) 

 Luscher, M., and Muller, B., i960, p. 503. 

 {Kalotermes and Zootermopis, a trail- 

 forming secretion.) 



Noirot, C, 1957, pp. 743-745- (France, Calo- 

 termes fiavicollis, neurosecretion and sexu- 

 ality.) 



Verron, H., 1957, pp. 25-30. (France, Calo- 

 termes fiavicollis, olfaction plays part in 

 reciprocal attraction between different in- 

 dividuals, nymphs very responsive to 

 smell other nymphs, especially as number 

 increases, neoteinics most sensitive to 

 smell other nymphs, no sex difference, 

 soldiers least sensitive.) 

 i960, pp. 2931-2932. (France, Calotermes 

 fiavicollis, perception of odors.) 



SENSE ORGANS 



Denis, C, 1958, pp. 171-188. (France, Calo- 

 termes fiavicollis, development neuro- 

 sensorial organs on legs, after each molt 

 number increases, regression number and 

 size sensorial organs accompanies devel- 

 opment pseudoergates.) 



1958a, pp. 240-247. (France, Calotermes 

 fiavicollis, cytology terminal nerves in 

 course ontogeny.) 



1959, pp. 712-713. {Calotermes fiavicollis, 

 evolution peripheral sense cellules.) 



