COMPARISON OF ANTITERMITIC ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OILS - Couverture souple

Manzoor, Farkhanda; Syed, Azka

 
9783639348859: COMPARISON OF ANTITERMITIC ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OILS
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639348850 ISBN 13 : 9783639348859
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011

Synopsis

Present study deals with comparison of three essential oils (neem, vetiver and mint) against the most common termite species of Pakistan, Heterotermes indicola (Wasmann). Oils were tested for repellency, toxicity and fumigation against H. indicola. Results revealed that vetiver oil was most toxic killing 60% termites at 25?g/?l while neem and mint oils showed 54% and 56.66% mortality rate, respectively, at the same concentration. When tested for repellency, vetiver oil proved to be the most effective repellent because of its long lasting activity. In a fumigation test, all three oils were tested at concentration of 0.03125%, 0.0625%, 0.125%, 0.25% and 0.5%. Out of the three tested oils, vetiver oil was the most effective. The components of neem, vetiver and mint oil were identified by TLC technique. At the end of the study, it was concluded that vetiver oil is a promising novel termiticide against H. indicola.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Present study deals with comparison of three essential oils (neem, vetiver and mint) against the most common termite species of Pakistan, Heterotermes indicola (Wasmann). Oils were tested for repellency, toxicity and fumigation against H. indicola. Results revealed that vetiver oil was most toxic killing 60% termites at 25?g/?l while neem and mint oils showed 54% and 56.66% mortality rate, respectively, at the same concentration. When tested for repellency, vetiver oil proved to be the most effective repellent because of its long lasting activity. In a fumigation test, all three oils were tested at concentration of 0.03125%, 0.0625%, 0.125%, 0.25% and 0.5%. Out of the three tested oils, vetiver oil was the most effective. The components of neem, vetiver and mint oil were identified by TLC technique. At the end of the study, it was concluded that vetiver oil is a promising novel termiticide against H. indicola.

Biographie de l'auteur

I have been teaching and conducting research at Lahore College for Women University, Pakistan. I completed my Masters degree in Zoology and PhD in Entomology, Post Doctorate from Ohio State University, USA. I am the author of first Monograph on Morphometric studies on the termite genus Odontotermes and have 50 publications in my record.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639348850
ISBN 13 
9783639348859
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
112
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