The Effects of Bora-care Alone and in Combination with Furfural Against Microcerotermes diversus Silvestri (Isoptera: Termitidae) in Laboratory Conditions

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Article 1, Volume 28, Issue 1 - Serial Number 26, March 2014, Pages 1-10   

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.22067/jpp.v28i1.35998

Authors

R. Khodadadian^* ; behzad habibpour; mohammad mosadegh

چمران اهواز

Abstract

The use of wood preservatives is a suitable method to protect wooden products from termites attack. The effect of a Glycol Borate wood preservative and termiticide (available commercially as Bora-care) alone and in combination with Furfural were evaluated against M. diversus Silvestri (Isoptera: Termitidae). The major termite pest in Khouzestan province, Iran in choice and no-choice tests. It was found that mortality and repellency increased with increasing concentration of glycol borate and also with increasing Furfural concentrations. LC50 values in choice and no-choice trials increased for Furfural as time increased and their toxicities decreased proportionally, but LC50 values decreased for the Bora-care as time increased and their toxicities increased proportionally. LT50 values in choice and no-choice trials had an increasing trend as concentration decreased. In all tests, the glycol borate with Furfural prevented feeding and treated cellulose substrate damage. The results suggest that Bora-care alone and in combination with Furfural could be recommendable as wood preservatives against M. diversus.

Keywords

Microcerotermes diversus; Bora care; Furfural; Repellency; Mortality