Termites can be a serious threat to oil palm grown on peat, particularly during the early development of the crop. The common control method against termites is by the use of chemicals. Chlorprifos and fipronil are the most widely used insecticides for termite management (Zulkefli, 2007). Chemical spraying onto palm trunks up to the shoots and soil drenching are the standard operating procedures on terminate control. Repeated treatments are often required to control the pest population which comes back from adjacent area after several months of treatment. This is because only a small area can be controlled at any one time, based on the symptom of fresh mud trails on the indested palms.

Main Research: Zulkefli Masijan