Although laboratory bioassays provide a first step in testing for potential termiticides and assist in formulating recommendations of these chemicals for regulatory agencies and users, they are not designed for predicting effects on natural populations (including humans) and on ecosystem-level features. To overcome this we need microcosm studies, carefully controlled experimental manipulations of whole ecosystems run in parallel with laboratory bioassays, the gathering of long term field data, and a sound theoretical basis for extrapolation.

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