SEASONAL WOOD DECOMPOSITION ACTIVITY OF TERMITES IN BHADRACHALAM NORTH FOREST REGION. KHAMMAM DISTRICT, ANDHRAPRADESH, INDIA

Abstract

Seasonal wood degradation activity of termites five species of    Odontotermes feae (Wasmann), O. obesus (Rambur), O. wallonensis (Wasmann) Microtermes obesi (Wasmann), and Coptotermes hemi (Wasmann) were studied at Bhadrachalam north forest region, in Khammam district of Andhrapradesh, India for two years from June, 2008 to May 2010.Termite wood degradation was increased in during  April to June, gradually it decreased in July to October then again increased from  November to March. The relationship of a biotic factors indicate that wood decomposition activity of O.obesus  O. feae and   O. wallonensis   Microtermes obesi, and Coptotermes hemi was significantly correlated with minimum temperature, relative humidity and rainfall