Recent restrictions and banning of termiticides such as organochlorines in some countries has focussed attention on the need for new and novel compounds as termiticides. However, this poses problems for both wood preservative manufacturers and termitologists. Test procedures have to be devised to evaluate the new termiticides so that the tests are practical, encourage vigorous termite activity, and repeatable. Thus, irrespective of geographical location and particular species of subterranean termite considered most economicially important, test procedures need to be standardised in that they follow sound principles of testing, rather than slavishly adher to another countries standard test method. This would give industry and researchers a common base-line, and allow comparative evaluations and analyses. This paper is offered in order to stimulate discussion on this important topic.

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