Mortality of Globitermes sulphureus (family: termitidae) against Gliricidia sepium (family: fabaceae)
The mortality of Globitermes sulphureus against essential oil Gliricidia sepium was investigated. High mortality was shown by hexane extract compared to methanolic extract and DCM extract. 50% mortality was achieved after 15 hours exposure towards 2.96 μg/ml (LD50) of G. sepium. neophytadine and cou...
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Pusat Sistematik Serangga ,UKM
2015
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10969/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10969/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10969/1/14728-40597-1-SM.pdf |
| Summary: | The mortality of Globitermes sulphureus against essential oil Gliricidia sepium was investigated. High mortality was shown by hexane extract compared to methanolic extract and DCM extract. 50% mortality was achieved after 15 hours exposure towards 2.96 μg/ml (LD50) of G. sepium. neophytadine and coumarine are the compounds that cause mortality to termites. |
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