BIOLOGICAL BASIS FOR INTEGRATED CONTROL OF TERMITES OF THE GENUS ISOPTERA, ANACANTHOTHERMS

Abstract

Termites (Isoptera, (Brullé, 1832)) are considered a real scourge in all tropical and warm countries, examples of which are the destruction of dwellings, furniture, clothing and footwear, desiccation of various wild plants, trees and conifers, irrigation canals, piers, suffice it to show that barges, dams and ulems are destroyed by water pressure due to thinning due to termite damage. Termites also cause complete destruction of books stored in many archives and libraries