This fact sheet describes the many ways in which termites contribute to ecosystem health in northern Australia. Termite activity affects water infiltration, nutrient cycling, biodiversity and landscape repair.
CSIRO Plant Industry has a number of easy-to-read information sheets on various aspects of our plant science research. This page links to these information sheets.
CSIRO’s bait box technique for termite control gives property owners a practical method of controlling an existing termite infestation. It attracts termites to a point source, where they can be readily treated with a dust toxicant.
Foodborne illness can be greatly reduced by correct handling, storage and cooking of food. By keeping food outside the danger zone temperatures, growth of food poisoning bacteria can be halted.
CSIRO has developed a tool to provide some revealing insights into how our current choices might play out in the Australian landscape over the next fifty years.
