COMPARISON OF ANTITERMITIC ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OILS | Comparison of antitermitic activity of essential oils from Neem (Azadirachta indica), Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) and Mint (Mentha arvensis)

Farkhanda Manzoor (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 3639348850 / ISBN 13: 9783639348859

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2011

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COMPARISON OF ANTITERMITIC ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OILS | Comparison of antitermitic activity of essential oils from Neem (Azadirachta indica), Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) and Mint (Mentha arvensis) | Farkhanda Manzoor (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | VDM Verlag Dr. Müller | EAN 9783639348859 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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• Title: COMPARISON OF ANTITERMITIC ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OILS | Comparison of antitermitic activity of essential oils from Neem (Azadirachta indica), Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) and Mint (Mentha arvensis)
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639348850
• ISBN 13: 9783639348859
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
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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.

About the Author

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.