The economic importance and control of termite infestations in relation toplantation forestry and wood preservation in peninsular Malaysia - An overview

Both the plantation forestry and wood preservation industries in the tropic al and sub-tropical belts of the world, exemplified by the humid equatorial Peninsular Malaysia, regard termites as major destructive pests of standin g trees, various timber products and building timber structures. This paper is a compilation of information on these economically important pests enco untered in both plantation forestry and the wood preservation industry in M alaysia, particularly the peninsula, and describes on-going termite researc h activities to establish practical control strategies for tree and wood pr otection.