Table 3.
Raw tunnel number data from bioassays involving termites feeding on test blocks paired with standard 160 mm long wooden blocks. Replicates were omitted if there were no measurable tunnels in either block.
| 160 : 160 control | 20 : 160 control | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | length (mm) | number | length (mm) | |||||
| block | 160 mm | test | 160 mm | test | 161 mm | test | 161 mm | test |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 15.5 | 1.0 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| mean | 1.000 | 1.182 | 3.136 | 3.727 | 1.417 | 0.250 | 8.042 | 0.625 |
| s.e. | 0.135 | 0.182 | 0.856 | 0.900 | 0.149 | 0.179 | 1.312 | 0.540 |
| discontinuity control | aluminium frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | length (mm) | number | length (mm) | |||||
| block | 160 mm | test | 160 mm | test | 160 mm | test | 160 mm | test |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 21.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 22.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | 24.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 0.0 |
| mean | 1.500 | 0.833 | 8.250 | 6.292 | 1.364 | 0.182 | 7.045 | 0.500 |
| s.e. | 0.469 | 0.241 | 2.887 | 1.992 | 0.152 | 0.122 | 1.492 | 0.375 |
| aluminium mass | rubber frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | length (mm) | number | length (mm) | |||||
| block | 160 mm | test | 160 mm | test | 160 mm | test | 160 mm | test |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 15.0 | 0.5 |
| mean | 1.636 | 0.273 | 8.818 | 0.473 | 1.545 | 0.182 | 7.318 | 0.545 |
| s.e. | 0.203 | 0.141 | 1.869 | 0.331 | 0.282 | 0.122 | 1.301 | 0.498 |
| block | rubber mass | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | length (mm) | |||
| 160 mm | test | 160 mm | test | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 17.5 | 0.0 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 10.0 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 16.5 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 | 0.0 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 16.5 | 2.5 |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 10.0 |
| mean | 1.000 | 0.500 | 8.050 | 4.000 |
| s.e. | 0.149 | 0.167 | 1.956 | 1.884 |