Using phosphate to increase feeding consumption in termite Coptotermes formosanus

Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Nutrition concentration used in this study

Nutrient category	Treatment	Molarity (mol/L)	Concentration (%; w/v)	Reference
Phosphorus	Dipotassium phosphate (K₂HPO₄)	0.05	0.87
	Disodium phosphate (Na₂HPO₄)	0.05	0.71
	5´-Guanylic acid (C₁₀H₁₄N₅O₈P)	0.01*	0.36
	5´-Inosinic acid (C₁₀H₁₁N₄Na₂O₈P)	0.01*	0.39
Phosphorus–calcium	Hydroxyapatite [approx. 3Ca₃ (PO4)₂・Ca(OH)₂]		1
Nitrogen	Urea (CH₄N₂O)	0.05	0.30
Nitrogen	l-Glutamic acid (C₅H₉NO₄)	0.01	0.15	[16]
Calcium	Calcium chloride (CaCl₂)	0.05	0.55
Sulfur–nitrogen	Ammonium sulfate [(NH₄)₂SO₄]	0.05	0.66
Salt	Potassium chloride (KCl)	0.05	0.37
Salt	Sodium chloride (NaCl)	0.05	0.29	[35]
–	Deionized water

^* Concentrations were adjusted to that of l-glutamic acid, since it acts as an umami ingredient