Efficiency evaluation of some insecticides in protecting sycamore wood from termite infestation microcerotermes diversus silv.(Isoptra:Termitidae)

Mohammed, Zakaria. M.; Yassen, Abdullah

doi:10.32894/kujss.2009.40781

Efficiency evaluation of some insecticides in protecting sycamore wood from termite infestation microcerotermes diversus silv.(Isoptra:Termitidae)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Zakaria. M. Mohammed

Abdullah Yassen

College of Agriculture University of Kirkuk

10.32894/kujss.2009.40781

Abstract

The toxicity study results of Chemosbane %40.8 E.C, Chlorovite %48 E.C, Demone %25.3 E.C, Dursbane %40.8 E.C, Rigente %50 Sc, and Tirmedor %25 E.C, Insecticides on termite workers (Microcerotermes diversus Silv.) revealed that tirmedor and Chlorovite exhibt a superior toxicity effect on termite in comparison with the other tested insecticides and their LC50 reached 0.0031, 0.0035 respectively. Tirmedor also showed a high efficiency in protecting sycamore wood (Platanus orientalis) for 15 months from termite infestation with %80 mortality in termite workers. The expansion of wood protection period from termite infestation achieved by increasing insecticides concentration and using wood imersion method instead of wood spraying method.

Keywords

Efficiency

Evaluation

Insecticides

Protecting

sycamore

wood

termite

infestation microcerotermes diversus silv

Isoptra

Microcerotermes diversus Silv

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