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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
Termite ControlTrees and shrubs with termite resistanceSpeciesCommon nameTermite resistant partCommentsAcacia polyacanthahook thornMore resistant that mostAcacias due to high numberof resinsAfrormosia laxifloraWood/pulpAlbizia odoratissimates shade treeWood/pulpAlbizia zygiaTermite durable butnot resistantAzadirachta indicaneem, nimBorassus aethiopumAfrican fan palmThe fibrous wood is highlyresistantBrachylaena hutchinsiimuhugu oil treeHighly resistant, almostimpenetrable to termitesCapparis aphyllaWood/pulpTermite resistant shrubCatalpa bignonioidescommon catawpaResistant to ReticulitermesflavipesCedrus deodorahimalayan cedarWood/pulpDaniellia oliveriGum/resinDetarium senegalenseWood/pulpOral poisonDodonaea viscosapurple hop bushWood/pulpTermite resistant shrubErythropleum suaveolensWood/pulpOral poisonEucalyptus microcorysMore resistant than otherEucalyptusGrevillea robustasilky oak, silver oakTermite tolerant in TanzaniaJuniperus proceraE. African pencil cedarHighly resistantMelia azedarachwhite cedarWood/pulp, leaves,Oral poisonseeds, oilStrychnos nux-vomicaLeavesOral poisonZanthoxylumWood/pulpxanthoxyloidesThere are many other species with termicidal properties including: Acacia catechu(catechu, khair), Acacia mearnsii (black wattle), Acacia melanoxylon (Australianblackwood), Albizia saman (saman), Afzelia cuanzensis (pod mahogany), Balanitesaegyptiaca (desert date), Bridelia micrantha (mitserie), Cassia brewsteeri (Brewsterscassia), Casuarina cunninghammiana (river she-oak), Eucalyptus camaldulensis (redgum), Gliricidia sepium (mother of cocoa), Grevillea glauca (East African mahogany),Leucaena leucocephala (ipil ipil).HDRA - the organic organisation page 10
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