Division of Entomology, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun-248 006 U.P. (India).
Thirteen species of bamboos were evaluated in the laboratory for their natural resistance to termite, Microcerotermes beesoni Snyder, a common subterranean wood destroying species. It was observed that Bambusa nutans (wt. loss 22.12%), Dendrocalamus strictus (wt. loss 25.63%), B. balcooa (wt. loss 27.42%) and D. giganteus (wt. loss 29.92%) were relatively more resistant as compared to other species, viz., D. calostachyus, B. vulgaris var. wamin, Oxytenanthera albociliata, D. membranaceus, B. vulgaris, Ochlandra travancorica, B. tulda, D. longispathus and D. hamiltonii; and are comparable with some of the durable timber species like Shorea robusta, Anogeissus latifolia and Garuga pinnata.
