It is one of major plant pest that attack wide range of economically important plants such as Acacia decurrens, Camellia sinensis, Casuarina equisetifolia, Cedrus sp., Cinnamomum camphora, Cryptomeria japonica, Erythrina subumbrans, Eucalyptus robusta, Grevillea robusta, Stenocarpus salignus, and Tephrosia vogelii.

They invade bushes and mainly found in heartwood, never consume on sapwood.

[2] Termites can be removed by crop sanitation and pruning methods.

Cultivating disease-resistant crop varieties is also practiced on tea plantations.

Some soil-borne entomopathogens, for example entomopathogenic nematodes such as Heterorhabditis sp., Steinernema carpocapsae and Steinernema feltiae can be effective in natural areas up to some extent.