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- Title
Biocidal Activities of Plants from Salt Range of Pakistan Against the Subterranean Termite, Odontotermes obesus.
- Authors
WAHID, SADIA; MAJEED, MUHAMMAD ZEESHAN; RIAZ, MUHAMMAD ASAM; AFZAL, MUHAMMAD; ZAFAR, MAZHAR IQBAL; AHMED, SOHAIL; AHMED, KANWAR SHEHZAD; SHEHZAD, MEHAR ZUBAIR
- Abstract
Biopesticides are emerging as eco-friendly control practice against many insect pests. Termites are notorious pests of crops, timber, and trees and the chemical insecticides, hazardous to environment, are used for their control. The current study was aimed at determining the toxicity potential of plants present in Salt Range of Pakistan against subterranean termite, Odontotermes obesus. The extracts of identified plants were prepared with Soxhlet apparatus and rotary evaporator. Screening bioassays were performed to determine the most potent plants under laboratory conditions and toxicity bioassays were carried out to determine the LT50 and LC50 against termites. Out of 40 plant extracts assayed, seven extracts were toxic with more than 50% combined mortality against termites. Salvia officinalis with LC50 of 71 mg/L after 72 h followed by Mentha longifolia, Maerua arenaria, Periploca aphylla, and Rhamnus smithii, Sonchus asper and Nerium indicum were determined as antitermite species. Repellent activity of the extracts was also determined and higher termite control was linked both with toxicity and repellent action of plant extracts. These plants have potential to control the termites and could be used for non-chemical control of termites.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; TERMITES; CHEMICAL plants; SPEARMINT; OLEANDER; INSECT pests; TERMITE control
- Publication
Biopesticides International, 2021, Vol 17, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
0973-483X
- Publication type
Article