PESTS OF GROUNDNUT :: Major Pests :: Termites

12.  Termites: Odontotermes sp. (Termitidae: Isoptera)

Damage symptoms: It feeds on roots result in wilting of plants in patches.  It makes bore holes in pods and damages soft tissue in pod (scarification) leaving thicker portion intact.  Termites hover in and around plants.

Bionomics: Cream coloured tiny insects resembling ants with dark coloured head.