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Phoridae, termitophiles, Aenigmatistes, 51 j Termi- 

 tomyia, 51; Termitostroma, 51; 7 ' haumatoxena, 



5i 



"Phosphatase" acids in symbiotic flagellates, 38 



Phosphorus compounds, organic, 46, 52; insecti- 

 cides, 14; radioactive, 26 



Phototropism, variation in light, effect, 3 



Phylogenetic persistence, 25 



Phylogeny, 36; Nasutitermes, 36; new genera, 36; 

 Subulitermes, 36 



Physida nuda, centipede, predator, 37 



Physiology, 36; general, 71 



Pilanus (pseudoscorpions) pilatus, 37 

 pilifer, 37 



Piles, oak, 17; treated, 53 



Pilotermes langi, 48 



Pine, Australian native (Callitris, spp.); 40; 

 docks, 17; longleaf, 55; radiata, 20, 21; Scots, 

 40; southern yellow, 53, 54, 55; yellow, sound 

 attacked, 29 



Pinosylvin, 40 



Pinus radiata, 20, 21; wood preservative treat- 

 ments, 54 



Planting hole, treating, 14, 15 



Planting pot, polythene, 15 



Plants, injury to, control, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 

 15, 16, 19, 20, 21; paradichlorobenzene in 

 planting holes, 11; stems, decayed, eaten, 35 



Plastics, 40, 53, 54; cellulose acetate, 40, 53 (sus- 

 ceptible, plasticized, 53); epoxylines, 40, 53; 

 gypsum plaster boards, 54; phenolic laminates, 

 4°> 535 polyesters, unsaturated, 40, 53; poly- 

 ethylene, 53; polystyrene, 40, 53; polyvinyl 

 chloride, 40, 53; polyvinylidene chloride, 40; 

 resistant to termites, 53 



Pleistocene, 28 



Plywood, addition chlordane or white arsenic to 

 glue line, 54; damage by termites, 5; Douglas 

 fir, resistance, 57; Karri, 53; preservative treat- 

 ment, 53, 58; prevention termite damage, 5; 

 treatment, 53; wood preservation, 56, 57 



Poison baits, 11, 14, 40; paris green, 14 



Poison Control Centers, location, telephone num- 

 ber, officer, treatment available on 24-hour daily 

 basis for poisoning, 52 



Poison dusts, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 



Poisoning, by mediyl bromide, 10, 28; death 

 customer not caused by soil poisons, 42, 51; 

 orally, dermally, 52; treatment of, 52 



Poisons, compendium information on, 52; diction- 

 ary of, 52, 57; economic, 52; wood preserva- 

 tives, 57 



Pole test, 54 



Polymorphism, 6, 7, 33 



Polythene, 15 



Population, basis for control, 12; coordination col- 

 lective workers, 36; distribution in nests, 34, 

 36; in winter, 36; nests, 20, 36; tropical, 36 



Populus, resistant wood, 18 



Porotermes adamsoni, 12, 19, 20 



Portugal, 13, 15, 24, 69; Lisbon, 17, 18, 69 



Post-construction treatment, 10 



Posts, black locust, 40; Douglas fir, 40, 53, 54; 

 guard rail, 40; highway, treatment, 53; longleaf 

 pine, 40; red cedar, 40; round, 40, 54; south- 



ern yellow pine, 40, 53, 54; square, 40, 53, 54; 

 tests, Mississippi, 40, 53; U.S., 53, 54, 55 



Postsubulitermes parviconstrictus, 47 



Predators, 5, 6, 7, 27, 37; anteators, 37; ants, 37; 

 beede, carabid larvae: Harpalus aeneus, 

 Pterostichus vulgaris?, 37; birds, 37; Bona- 

 parte's sea gulls, 27, 37; carabid larvae, 37; 

 centipedes, 37; do not disturb foraging columns, 

 6; frogs, 37; lizards, 37; rats, 37; reduviid, 37; 

 Reticulitermes, flying, 37; snakes, 37; solpugid, 

 37; swarm, few termites survive, 37; wasp, 37 



Pretreatment, pretreat, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 42, 46; 

 California, 15; certification board NPCA, 42; 

 dyes, 10; Fort Campbell, Ky., 10; how to sell 

 to builders, 10; Navy project, 10; soil poisons, 

 10, 13; when to sell to home building market, 

 13; wood preservatives, 10, 11 



Prevention damage, 9-16 



Price adjustment, 11 



Probositermes, 33 



Procryptotermes, 24 



Procubitermes, 33, 47 



Projastigitcrmes putnami, 48 



Promirotermes, 33 



Propolis, bee glue, protects beehives, 58 



Prorhinotermes inopinatus, 23 



Prothoracic gland, hormones, 6, 26 



Protexol Corp., fire-retardant salts, 



Protozoa, 6, 8, 37-39; absent, 22; amebae, 5; 

 beneficial, not all, 22; cytology chromosomes, 

 electronic microscope study, 16; diet, interfere 

 with termite, 29, 35; effect glandular extirpa- 

 tions on Cryptocercus on sexual cycle, 38; effect 

 temperature on, 26, 38, 39; effect temperature 

 on oxygen toxicity, 38; effect tension on oxygen 

 toxicity, 38; effect reciprocal transfaunations 

 between roach and termite, 38; effect trans- 

 faunations on sexual cycle, 38; flagellate, 22, 37, 

 38, 39; indicators of developmental stages in 

 molting of Cryptocercus, 38; number, 5; phos- 

 phatase acid, 38; reciprocal transfaunations 

 between roach and termite, 38; suppression sex- 

 ual cycles and death resulting from change 

 hosts during molting, 38; symbionts, flagellate, 

 38; symbiotic, 38; weight of, 22 



Proventriculus, gizzard, 33; social feeding organ, 



33 



Psammotermes assuanensis, 13, 23 

 fuscofemoralis, 13, 23 

 hybostoma, 24, 25 

 rajasthanicus, 49 

 Pseudacanthotermes militaris, 37 

 Pseudoergates, 4, 9, 26, 41 

 Pseudonymph, 8 

 Pseudoscorpions, 37 



Pseudostuga menziesii, resistant wood, 18 

 Pseudoworker, 8 



P 2 fraction, repellent in West Indian mahogany, 9 

 Public agencies cooperating in control, 13 

 Puerto Rico, 9, 24, 40, 67, 68; tests resistant 



woods, 40; wood preservatives, 58 

 Pupa, function pupal stadia in holometabolous 



insects, 5 

 Purdue University, conference report, 12; tests, 42, 



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