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A Study of Preference of Wood by Termites in Ambala Region of Haryana State

R. Vats1, S. Aggarwal2, and C.S. Bhardwaj2

2SSA, Ambala India.

1Department of Zoology, Dayal Singh College, Karnal India.

ABSTRACT: Termites constitute a group of social insect of great economical importance. They cause serious damages to tree crops, timber and furniture etc. which are made up of cellulose. The present study deals with the preference of wood by the termites. Experiment was conducted by collecting different woods. The wood which was preferred by termites is Mangifera and Azadirachta and placed in category IV. Outer sap wood was more preferred by termites as compared to heart wood.

KEYWORDS: Preference of wood; Termites; Damage

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