Ability of canine termite detectors to locate live termites and discriminate them from non-termite material.

@article{Brooks2003AbilityOC,
  title={Ability of canine termite detectors to locate live termites and discriminate them from non-termite material.},
  author={Shawn Brooks and Faith M. Oi and Philip G. Koehler},
  journal={Journal of economic entomology},
  year={2003},
  volume={96 4},
  pages={
          1259-66
        }
}
Dogs were trained to detect Eastern subterranean termites, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), using the United States Customs method of scent detection dog training modified with a food reward. Dogs were tested with various numbers of Eastern subterranean termites placed in vented PVC containers. Trained dogs were 95.93% accurate in finding > or = 40 Eastern subterranean termite workers (positive indications) and incorrectly indicated the presence of termites in 2.69% of the containers without… 
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