Coptotermes formosanus (Formosan Termite)

September 10, 2026

Sample information
Picture
Entry by: Ethan P
Location
Approximate location: 40.56, -75.41
Collection date 09/10/2026
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Penn State Lehigh Valley
Observations

Very small with six limbs and pale, almost slithers. Looks like a cross between an ant and a maggot. Found in degraded wood
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Isoptera

Methods
Extraction kit net
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer 1X TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

First lane: DNA ladder Standard

Second lane: Green leafhopper (also Wolbachia negative)

Third lane: Termite

Fourth Lane: Positive Control

Fifth Lane: Negative Control

Sixth Lane: DNA Psitive Control

Seventh Lane: Water

Eighth Lane: Empty

Results
Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

We compared our results to insects we knew had Wolbachia and those we k
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary The Isoptera was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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