Non-chemical management of termite pests: An overview

Termites or white ants are comparatively a small group of social insects. Besides their usefulness, termites cause significant economic loss to both agriculture and non-agricultural sectors as pests. Chemical pesticides are often the dominant modes of termite control. Indiscriminate use of chemical...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of tropical insect science 2024, Vol.44 (3), p.995-1011
Hauptverfasser:	Bayen, Sourajit, Modak, Debrishi, Roy, Somnath, Chakraborti, Dipankar, Babu, Azariah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural industry biological control Biological effects Biomedical and Life Sciences Chemical pest control Economic impact Entomology financial economics Insects Isoptera Life Sciences Mini-Review Pesticides Pests termite control
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Zusammenfassung:	Termites or white ants are comparatively a small group of social insects. Besides their usefulness, termites cause significant economic loss to both agriculture and non-agricultural sectors as pests. Chemical pesticides are often the dominant modes of termite control. Indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides is undesirable and associated with adverse effects. This review illustrates the biology of termites and discusses on potential non-chemical-based bio-control measures against agricultural termite pests.
ISSN:	1742-7592 1742-7584 1742-7592
DOI:	10.1007/s42690-024-01206-8