The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between extractives, starch content and the insect resistance property of bamboo. The results showed that the extractives and starch contents of Ma bamboo and Makino bamboo both changed by season. The change trend was dependent upon the physiology phenomena of bamboo such as shooting period. The high seasons of extractives and starch content of the two species of bamboo were different due to different shooting period. The insect resistance property of bamboo was closely related to its starch content. Ma bamboo showed less insect-resistant than Makino bamboo due to its higher starch content. Ma bamboo felled from February to September, especially the middle stem were higher in starch contents than felled in other months. In the case of Makino bamboo, top stems felled in January February and from April to July showed higher starch content than felled in other months. All these bamboo specimen having higher starch content were poor in insect resistance. In order to get bamboo raw material with higher natural insect resistance, it was recommended not to fell bamboo in those months with higher starch content.