Worker caste fungus cultivating termites were dissected using sterile fine-tipped forceps. Homogenate of 10 gut sections were made in sterile buffered salt solution (BSS) (Breznak and Switzer, 1986) using a glass tissue homogenizer and serially diluted (1:10). BSS contained the following compounds per liter; K2HPO4 (2.0 g), KH2PO4 (1.0 g), KCl (1.5 g) and NaCl (1.5 g). The homogenate was then inoculated in MM 7 supplemented with pesticide using the same procedure as the soil sample.