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Termites a major threat to Victoria.

Suterranean termites pose a major threat to dwellings and other vital infrastructure throughout Victoria according to a report released in January 2005 by CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products (CFFP) scientist, Jim Creffield. Mr Creffield says that in order to effectively manage the pest, all municipalities state-wide must immediately be 'termite declared'.

The report draws upon the expertise of the CSIRO Termite Group comprised of ENIS (a recently formed joint venture of CFFP and Forest Research, New Zealand) and CSIRO Entomology.

The annual cost of repair of damage to timber-in-service caused by termites in Victoria has been estimated to be in excess of $200 million.