eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2016-05-03 6 2 721 726 8896 article R. Vats 1 S. Aggarwal 2 C.S. Bhardwaj 2 SSA, Ambala (India). Department of Zoology, Dayal Singh College, Karnal (India). Termites constitute a group of social insect of great economical importance. They cause serious damages to tree crops, timber and furniture etc. which are made up of cellulose. The present study deals with the preference of wood by the termites. Experiment was conducted by collecting different woods. The wood which was preferred by termites is Mangifera and Azadirachta and placed in category IV. Outer sap wood was more preferred by termites as compared to heart wood. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol6no2/a-study-of-preference-of-wood-by-termites-in-ambala-region-of-haryana-state/ Preference of wood; Termites; Damage