JOURNAL of Soil Biology and Ecology 

Do the farm yard manure doses attract the termite infestation to the main crop?

Author: SHILPA V. AKKUR

Abstract:

Termites are important pests in the tropics and can cause considerable damage to agriculture, forestry, and housing. Investigations were conducted to determine the effect of farm yard manure doses and inorganic fertilizers on the termite activity under dry land soybean agroecosystem. The results indicate that three species under one genus were recorded 90 to 270 days after germination. The three species were Odontotermes obesus , Odontotermes horni (Wasmann), and Odontotermes sp. The activity of these termites was recorded in the experimental plots, and it was found that there were no significant differences among the treatments and intervals.

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