Termite Management Group

Research Group: Termite Management

Introduction

Termite is a serious pest of agricultural crops as well as buildings in Pakistan and around the globe. Due to cryptic nature of termite, it may attack and damage crops, orchards and buildings without leaving any initial sign and symptom for farmers or house owners. Concealed habitat of termites makes their control very difficult and tricky. Plant Protection Division (PPD) of NIFA is pioneer in Pakistan regarding R&D activities related to termite management in both agricultural and urban setups. Termite management group is engaged in developing cost effective and environment friendly IPM techniques for the control of termites.

Group Composition

Dr. Muhammad Misbah ul Haq, Principal Scientist/Group Leader

Mr. Muhammad Irfan, Senior Scientist

Mr. Midrarullah, Principal Scientific Assistant

Research Objectives

Development of eco-friendly technologies for risk-reduced management of crop and building termites.
Reduction of indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticide for termite control by developing:
1. Slow acting toxicant bait.
2. Organic plant based liquid termiticides.

Salient Achievements

1. NIFA-Termap:

Developed an eco-friendly termite trap named as NIFA-Termap for exhaustive trapping of subterranean termites. The trap is used for detection and collection of large number of termites on periodic basis and helps in weakening of colony and ultimately controlling it on permanent basis.
2. Colony delineation: Devised cheap and easy method for delineation of termite colony though use of biological dyes.
3. Advisory Services: Provided advisory services regarding termite control to different government and private setups, farmers, house owners etc. for timely and eco-friendly management of termites.

List of Student Supervised
S.No	Name of Student	University	Year	Title	Supervisor at NIFA	Supervisor at University
	Mujeeb-ur-Rehamn (M.S.)	The University of Agriculture, Peshawar	2022.	Management of subterranean termite through local medicinal plants having insecticidal characteristics	Dr. M. Misbah Ul Haq	Dr. Zella Huma
	Maqsood Khan (M.Sc.Hons).	The University of Agriculture, Peshawar	2022	Biological characterization and management of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes through sterile insect technique (SIT)	Dr. M. Misbah Ul Haq	Dr. Misbah Ullah
	Mr. Shakeel Ahmad B.Sc. (Hons.)	University of Swabi.	2022	Eco-friendly termite managements	Mr. Muhammad Irfan	Dr. Fazali Subhan
	Muhammad Imran (M.Sc.Hons).	The University of Agriculture, Peshawar	2021	Eco-friendly management of termite Heterotermes indicola (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) through plants extracts	Dr. M. Misbah Ul Haq	Dr. Bashir Ahmad
	Husnain Raza (M.Sc.Hons).	Abdul Wali Khan University Swabi	2021.	Evaluation of deterrence and toxicityof three plant extracts against subterranean termite Heterotermes indicola	Dr. M. Misbah Ul Haq	Dr. Adal Hussain
	Rafi Ullah B.Sc. (Hons.)	Abdul Wali khan University Mardan.	2021	Lab. efficacy of different vitamin for attraction of termites	Mr. Muhammad Irfan	Dr. Adil Hussain
	BiBi Shah rakh B.Sc. (Hons.)	Shaheed Banzeer Bhatto University, Peshawar.	2021	Food/ cellulosic material for Subterranean termite	Mr. Muhammad Irfan	Ms. Umber Shaheen
	Babar Hussan Ph.D.	The University of Agriculture, Peshawar	2018	Studies on the effect of wood extractives in combination with plant oil on subterranean termites	Dr. M. Misbah Ul Haq	Dr. Sohail Ahmad
	Kamran Sohail (M.Sc.Hons).	The University of Agriculture, Peshawar	2011	Effect of chemicals on the behavior of Heterotermes indicola Wasman (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)	Dr. M. Misbah Ul Haq	Dr. Imitiaz Ali Khan
	Misbahullah (M.Sc.Hons).	The University of Agriculture Peshawar	2009	The effect of different plant extracts on the behaviour of Heterotermes indicola	Dr. M. Misbah Ul Haq	Dr. Imitiaz Ali Khan
	Nazeer Ahmad. MS	The University of Agriculture Peshawar	2008	Toxicity of local plants against subterranean termites	Dr. M. Misbah Ul Haq	Dr. Imitiaz Ali Khan
	Imran Shinwari MS	The University of Agriculture Peshawar	2008	Determination of different concentrations of pesticide for effective slow acting toxicant bait”.	Dr. M. Misbah Ul Haq	Mr. M. Anwar Khan
	Sana Ashfaq (MS)	The University of Agriculture Peshawar	2007	Use of Plant extracts against termite	Dr. M. Misbah Ul Haq	Dr. Main Inayat ullah

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