Journal article
Ability of plant-derived oils to inhibit dampwood termite (zootermopsis augusticollis) activity
Maderas: ciencia y tecnologia, Vol.17(3), pp.685-690
2015
Abstract
The potential effects of plant derived oils on survival of dampwood termite (Zootermopsis augusticollis) workers was explored on western white pine sapwood blocks. All of the oils rapidly affected protozoa in the hindgut of termite workers and protozoa loss was closely followed by worker mortality. The effects were most rapid with wood treated with Neem, Eucalyptus or Jatropha oils, but mortality also occurred within 7 days with workers exposed to blocks treated with Jojoba or linseed oil. The results illustrate the relatively high sensitivity of dampwood termites to these types of treatment and suggest the potential for natural product control of this termite species.
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- Title
- Ability of plant-derived oils to inhibit dampwood termite (zootermopsis augusticollis) activity
- Authors
- R Fatima (Author) - University of Agriculture, PakistanJeffrey J Morrell (Author) - Oregon State University, United States
- Publication details
- Maderas: ciencia y tecnologia, Vol.17(3), pp.685-690
- Publisher
- Universidad del Bio-Bio
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.4067/S0718-221X2015005000060
- ISSN
- 0717-3644; 0717-3644
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451388702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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