Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue: 4

Termidegradation: Solution for solid waste menace

  • Author:
  • Radhika Sharma1, Madhu Sharma2,*
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 289 to 292

1Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, College of Basic Sciences, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, Himachal Pradesh, India

2Department of Fisheries, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, Himachal Pradesh, India

Department of Fisheries, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176 062, Himachal Pradesh, India

*Corresponding author's E-mail: madhu.srma@gmail.com

Online Published on 26 July, 2022.

Abstract

The management of solid waste is a major problem all over the globe. The techniques available for waste management are not so eco-friendly nor cheap, so, the biological methods seems to be the only way to find the solution for this problem. The termites have potential to digest cellulose due to the presence of diverse microbiota in their gut. Due to their large number and voracious feeding habit they can prove to be one of the best biological agents for management of solid waste.

Keywords

Solid waste management, Termites, Termigradation, Waste