MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Isoptera
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.485
Unique ID: D020049
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020049
Annotation: do not use /‌drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
Scope Note: An order of insects, restricted mostly to the tropics, containing at least eight families. A few species occur in temperate regions of North America.
Entry Term(s): Termites
Previous Indexing: Insects (1966-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 1999
History Note: 1999
Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 2024/08/09
Revision Date: 2024/05/22

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Isoptera MeSH Descriptor Data 2025