General body color is creamy with darker head. Workers can be seen foraging in both morning and evening.[2]
It is a major pest of
sugar cane, where attacked canes can be wilted and then dieback occurs. Semi-circular feeding marks on the leaves are characteristic marks left by the termite. Aspergillus flavus known to have termiticidal activity against O. assmuthi.[3]
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