Termites Menace in Agriculture and Their Management

Abstract

Termites are one of the most damaging insect’s pests in agriculture, forestry and plantation. Colonized living of termites with together makes its life more protected than other social insects making difficult to prevent agriculture from damage by this insect. Several management measures have been tailored to manage termites effectively including integration of all cultural, physical, chemical and biological methods. Adding organic material to the soil, crop rotation, physical barriers, encouraging predators, plant parts and plant extracts can be used effectively for control of this insect.