TY - JOUR A1 - Plarre, RĂ¼diger T1 - Termiten in Deutschland - wo gibt es denn so was? T2 - Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin N2 - Rare occurrences of termites in Germany. Termites are typical elements of the tropical and subtropical insect fauna. In Europe, their most northern natural range is southern France, Italy and the South-Balkan region. Only occasionally are termites found in Germany. Their occurrence is always very closely associated with the synanthropic environment. Drywood termites like Cryptotermes brevis or Kalotermis flavicollis were accidentally imported with furniture, wooden artefacts or plant material into homes or indoor arboretums. Similar pathways of termite introduction are described for Coptotermes gestroi and Reticulitermes sp. into tropical botanical gardens and tropical theme parks. Although termites were introduced to Germany several times, successful spreading or long term establishment never occurred due to climatic barriers, namely cold winter temperatures. Only Reticulitermes flavipes formed sustainable colonies in the city of Hamburg for several decades. Originating from the eastern United States of America, this species was introduced in the 1930s with infested wood through the sea port. Small subterranean colonies could survive the winter in areas where pipes of the central heating system kept the ground from freezing. Control efforts of this potentially invasive species of economic importance started early on but failed until modern bait techniques were applied in the year 2000. Currently, termites have not been detected in Hamburg for the last five years. PB - Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin CY - Berlin KW - Holzschutz KW - Termiten KW - Neozoon PY - 2018 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/44055 AN - OPUS4-44055 SN - 0037-5942 VL - Neue Folge 53 SP - 83 EP - 90 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany