Toxicity and repellency of patchouli oil and patchouli alcohol against Formosan subterranean termites Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae).
Patchouli oil obtained from Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth and its main constituent, patchouli alcohol, were tested for their repellency and toxicity against Formosan subterranean termites (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki). Both were found to be toxic and repellent. Unusual tissue destruction was noted inside the exoskeleton of the termite after patchouli alcohol was topically applied to the dorsum.
Zhu
Betty C-R
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Department of Entomology, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA.
Henderson
Gregg
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Yu
Ying
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Laine
Roger A
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D000818:Animals; D007302:Insect Repellents; D007306:Insecticides; D020049:Isoptera; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D012717:Sesquiterpenes
D007302:Insect Repellents; D007306:Insecticides; D009822:Oils, Volatile; C483659:Patchouliol; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C052983:patchouli alcohol