AROMA TESTS SHOW HOW TO FOIL PESTS CARBON DIOXIDE LURES TERMITES LIKE ANTS TO A PICNIC, CSU FINDS.(Local) From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: January 28, 1998| Author: Verrengia, Joseph B. | COPYRIGHT 1998 Rocky Mountain News. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Joseph B. Verrengia Rocky Mountain News Science Writer

Voracious termites seem drawn into the wooden frame of a house by carbon dioxide the way the aroma of baking cookies attracts kids from around the neighborhood.

Experiments at Colorado State University demonstrate that termites, when faced with a choice of routes, follow paths in which air flows contain higher concentrations of carbon dioxide.

The discovery is opening a new avenue of con...

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