Current status of termite damage on maize (Zea mays), teff (Eragrostis lej), sorghum (SorghulIlrnvulgare), and rangelands was studied in Manasibu District, western Ethiopia. Investigation wasrnmade in five Kebele administrations, within three farmers' fields in each Kebele administration,rnfor each study crop.Questiormaires were used to get baseline information from knowledgeable elders of farmingrncommunity of the study sites. Percentages of responses to the questiOimaires were considered asrnsupplementary ideas in discussing the results obtained from field investigation. Termite samples were collected from infested study crops and rangelands, and identified to genusrnlevel by the use of key to the Ethiopian termites. Six genera of termites: Ancistrolermes,rnMacrotennes, Microtennes, Odontotermes, Pseudacanthotermes and Trinervitermes werernidentified. The first five genera belonged to subfamily Maerotermitinae whereas Trinervilermesrnbelonged to Nasutitermitinae. All of the genera were identified to belong to the familyrnTermitidae. The number of samples of evelY genus identified was divided by total number ofrnidentified samples, and the percentage was taken as percentage occurrence for each respectiverngenus. It was found that subterranean termites in general and Microtennes in pariicular, were thernmost prevalent termites in the study area.rnThe damages that termites caused to maize and sorghum were assessed by using quadrates, andrnby laying wooden frames in the quadrates for teff. For all the three crops, damages were assessedrnat vegetative, flowering, and maturity stages.It was found that, the levels at which the tluee field crops were damaged by termites werernsignificantly different from each other. Teff was the most seriously damaged crop in the studyrnarea. Damages at vegetative, flowering and maturity stages, within each crop, were also found tornbe significantly different from each other. On the other hand, when the levels of termite damagesrnto the crops were compared between the five Kebeles, it was found that the differences were notrnsignificant.To evaluate impact of termites on rangelands, in the absence and presence of grazing effects byrnlivestock, three plots of rangelands were fenced and protected for six months. It was found thatrnpercent of cover vegetation and number of termite foraging holes per m2 in the protected andrnunprotected plots of rangelands were significantly different.rnKey words /phrases: Field crops, Prevalence, Rangeland, Termite.