TABLE 1. Climatological average based on 30 years of data (1981-2010), using official stations at INMET (National Institute of Meteorology) as available in IRGA (2021).
Site (city) |
Minimum temperature average (ºC) |
Maximum temperature average (ºC) |
Less raining month (mm) |
More raining month (mm) |
A (Torres) | July (10.7) | February (27) | December (95.3) | February (164) |
B (Tramandaí) | July (11.7) | January (29.6) and February (29.6) | December (74) | February (133.3) |
C (Mostardas) | July (11.2) | January (31.7) | March (74.5) | June (138.3) |
D (Chuí) | July (7.2) | January (27.7) | November (76.6) | February (150.7) |
TABLE 2. Dimensions of observed termite nests and average per site. (-) not observed.
Site/Nest | Diameter of mounds (cm) |
Height of mounds cm) |
Maximum depth (cm) |
A.1 | 18.2 | 24.5 | - |
A.2 | 12.5 | 28.2 | - |
A.3 | 31 | 14.5 | 36.1 |
A.4 | 24.5 | 20 | - |
A.5 | 20.4 | 18.7 | - |
A.6 | 20.1 | 30.5 | 57.5 |
A.7 | 18 | 12.4 | - |
A.8 | 26.5 | 15 | - |
A.9 | 12 | 8.9 | 37.4 |
A.10 | 35.7 | 20.2 | - |
A.11 | 23 | 25.5 | - |
A.12 | 40.5 | 35.9 | 67.8 |
A.13 | 17 | 20.8 | - |
A.14 | 25.8 | 21 | - |
average | 23.2 (n = 14) | 21.1 (n = 14) | 49.7 (n = 4) |
B.1 | 26.2 | 19.1 | 94.5 |
B.2 | 18.7 | 15.6 | - |
B.3 | 28.5 | 25.1 | - |
B.4 | 31.5 | 28 | - |
B.5 | 12.2 | 9.4 | - |
average | 23.4 (n = 5) | 19.6 (n = 5) | 94.5 (n = 1) |
C.1 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 39.5 |
C.2 | 27.3 | 3.9 | 58.5 |
C.3 | 12.4 | 4.8 | - |
average | 20.0 (n = 3) | 4.4 (n = 3) | 49.0 (n = 2) |
D.1 | 80.2 | 98.8 | - |
D.2 | 57.8 | 107.7 | - |
D.3 | 65.8 | 103.5 | - |
D.4 | 53.3 | 52.9 | 132.5 |
D.5 | 52.5 | 89.9 | - |
D.6 | 63.7 | 110.6 | 107.8 |
D.7 | 48.5 | 65.8 | - |
D.8 | 54.5 | 72.1 | 98.5 |
average | 59.5 (n = 8) | 87.7 (n = 8) | 112.9 (n = 3) |