title: Plant-derived natural products exhibiting activity against formosan subterranean termites (Coptotermes formosanus).
abstract: The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, is among the most devastating termite pests. Natural products derived from plant extracts were tested in a discovery programme for effective, environmentally friendly termite control agents. Among the natural products tested, vulgarone B (isolated from Artemisia douglasiana Besser), apiol (isolated from Ligusticum hultenii (Fern.) Calder & Taylor) and cnicin (isolated from Centaurea maculosa Lam.) exhibited significantly higher mortalities than in untreated controls in laboratory bioassay. These compounds are present at high levels in their respective plant sources and also possess other biological activities such as phytotoxic and antifungal properties.
authors.affiliation: USDA-ARS, Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, PO Box 8048, University, MS 38677, USA. kmeepaga@olemiss.edu
authors.forename: Kumudini M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Meepagala
authors.forename: Weste
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Osbrink
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sturtz
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lax
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019306:Artemisia / Q000737:chemistry; D031179:Centaurea / Q000737:chemistry; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004149:Dioxoles / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity*; D020049:Isoptera / Q000187:drug effects*; D030004:Ligusticum / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity*; D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives
chemical_list: D004149:Dioxoles; D007306:Insecticides; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C480590:vulgarone B; C012849:cnicin; C446539:apiole; D000081248:Allylbenzene Derivatives