Termite Control without Chemicals - Infonet-Biovision

Termite ControlPlants with termite resistanceCropsThere is little knowledge about crop resistance to termite attack. However, ingeneral indigenous crops are more resistant to termites than exotic crops. Forinstance, in Africa, sorghum and millet are more resistant to termites than maizeand cowpea, and bambara nuts are not attacked while groundnuts suffer seriousdamage. Annual crops are attacked towards harvest time while perennial cropsare attacked most destructively during dry seasons or in early stages of growth.It may be advisable to establish small plantations in the field prior to larger scaleplantations in order to discover if the crop or tree is resistant to local termites inlocal conditions.TreesThe degree of resistance depends on the tree species, the origin of the treeseed, the age and condition of the tree, the termite species and where the treeis growing (region/country). However as with crops, indigenous species aremore resistant than exotics. The following table gives a number of trees andshrubs that have shown to be termite resistant.page 9HDRA - the organic organisation