The Tolerance of the Drywood Termite, Kalotermes minor Hagen, to Desiccation1

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Abstract
The ability of K. minor to exist under extremely arid conditions was tested in the laboratory. Termites were placed in kiln-dried blocks of sound wood which were kept in a desiccator jar for as long as 7 months. The period of survival under conditions of extreme desiccation was compared with that of termites maintained under normal laboratory conditions as well as termites kept under saturated atmospheric conditions. The capacity of the termites to build carton seals and obtain moisture one from the other enables the termites to exist under desiccation as long as those under normal conditions.

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