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Effects of Leaf Extracts of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) on Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).

Hexane, chloroform and methanol extracts from leaves of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) were tested for their termiticidal effects on subterranean termites, Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). The results show that the termite workers responded differently to filter papers tha...

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Main Authors: Safian, Asfezan, Sajap, Ahmad Said, Md.Sukari, Mohd. Aspollah, Abood , Faizah, Abu Bakar, Noor Haslizawati, Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan
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Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23953/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.239532013-11-22T08:33:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23953/ Effects of Leaf Extracts of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) on Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Safian, Asfezan Sajap, Ahmad Said Md.Sukari, Mohd. Aspollah Abood , Faizah Abu Bakar, Noor Haslizawati Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan Hexane, chloroform and methanol extracts from leaves of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) were tested for their termiticidal effects on subterranean termites, Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). The results show that the termite workers responded differently to filter papers that had been treated with varying concentrations of the leaf extracts. The hexane extracts generally had the highest repellent activity on the termites and all extracts significantly affected the mortality and feeding rates of the termites. The mortality rates ranged from 27 to 31% in hexane, 7 to 23% in chloroform and 52 to 60% in methanol extracts. The mortality rates from the controls in all treatments were less than 10%. The termites consumed less than 10% of the treated filter papers as compared to more than 35% of the untreated filter papers. The experiment thus shows that leaf extracts of M. koenigii contained biologically active compounds that were repellent and affected feeding and survival of C. curvignathus. Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2011 Article PeerReviewed Safian, Asfezan and Sajap, Ahmad Said and Md.Sukari, Mohd. Aspollah and Abood , Faizah and Abu Bakar, Noor Haslizawati and Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan (2011) Effects of Leaf Extracts of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) on Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology, 57 (2). pp. 291-300. ISSN 0361-6525; ESSN:0361-6525 http://www.uefs.br/ English
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description Hexane, chloroform and methanol extracts from leaves of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) were tested for their termiticidal effects on subterranean termites, Coptotermes curvignathus Holmgren (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). The results show that the termite workers responded differently to filter papers that had been treated with varying concentrations of the leaf extracts. The hexane extracts generally had the highest repellent activity on the termites and all extracts significantly affected the mortality and feeding rates of the termites. The mortality rates ranged from 27 to 31% in hexane, 7 to 23% in chloroform and 52 to 60% in methanol extracts. The mortality rates from the controls in all treatments were less than 10%. The termites consumed less than 10% of the treated filter papers as compared to more than 35% of the untreated filter papers. The experiment thus shows that leaf extracts of M. koenigii contained biologically active compounds that were repellent and affected feeding and survival of C. curvignathus.
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author Safian, Asfezan
Sajap, Ahmad Said
Md.Sukari, Mohd. Aspollah
Abood , Faizah
Abu Bakar, Noor Haslizawati
Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan
spellingShingle Safian, Asfezan
Sajap, Ahmad Said
Md.Sukari, Mohd. Aspollah
Abood , Faizah
Abu Bakar, Noor Haslizawati
Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan
Effects of Leaf Extracts of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) on Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
author_facet Safian, Asfezan
Sajap, Ahmad Said
Md.Sukari, Mohd. Aspollah
Abood , Faizah
Abu Bakar, Noor Haslizawati
Mohamad Kasim, Mohamad Roslan
author_sort Safian, Asfezan
title Effects of Leaf Extracts of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) on Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
title_short Effects of Leaf Extracts of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) on Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
title_full Effects of Leaf Extracts of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) on Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
title_fullStr Effects of Leaf Extracts of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) on Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Leaf Extracts of Murraya koenigii (Rutaceae) on Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
title_sort effects of leaf extracts of murraya koenigii (rutaceae) on coptotermes curvignathus (isoptera: rhinotermitidae).
publisher Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate 2011
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23953/
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