title: The Efficacy of Organo-Complex-Based Wood Preservative Formula Against Dry-Wood Termite Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light.
abstract: The utilization of pesticides often leaves residues which potentially pollute the environment. This journal issue has been encouraging some researchers to find an environmentally friendly insecticide by a cheaper wood preservative method. The International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures 15 (ISPM 15) [1] that is adopted in wood packaging protection in Europe is not suitable for tropical countries like Indonesia. Therefore, the treatment by Organo-Complex-based wood preservation, which consists of copper chromium combined with natural organic compounds, is proposed for effective treatment at a lower cost. The bioassay test was subjected to dry wood termite Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light. The result showed that wood materials treated by 10 ppm Organo-Complex formula gave good results which were indicated by the low consumption and the fast termination of the termites. The toxicity analysis of C-C organic compound solution is classified as grade IV (WHO, 2003) [2], or not harmful. Analysis of the residual content four weeks after the spraying treatment showed a significant reduction in the inorganic content (copper chromate complex), in the range of 35%, and in extracts of natural materials (natural extracts), above 80%.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Unit for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Bogor 16911, Indonesia. maya_ismayati@biomaterial.lipi.go.id.
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ismayati
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Unit for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Bogor 16911, Indonesia. khoirul_himmi@biomaterial.lipi.go.id.
authors.forename: Khoirul Himmi
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Setiawan
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Unit for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Bogor 16911, Indonesia. didi@biomaterial.lipi.go.id.
authors.forename: Didi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tarmadi
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Unit for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Bogor 16911, Indonesia. zulfiana@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Deni
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zulfiana
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Unit for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Bogor 16911, Indonesia. sulaeman@biomaterial.lipi.go.id.
authors.forename: Sulaeman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yusuf
authors.affiliation: PT. Karuna Sumber Jaya, Cileungsi, Bogor 16820, Indonesia. info@palletindonesia.co.id.
authors.forename: Budi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Santoso
keywords: Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light; Organo-Complex formula; dry-wood termite