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Toxicity, Tunneling and Feeding Behavior of the Termite, Coptotermes vastator, inSand Treated with Oil of the Physic Nut, Jatropha curcasAuthor(s): Menandro N. AcdaSource: Journal of Insect Science, 9(64):1-8. 2009.Published By: Entomological Society of AmericaDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.009.6401URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1673/031.009.6401

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Toxicity, tunneling and feeding behavior of the termite,Coptotermes vastator, in sand treated with oil of the physic nut,Jatropha curcas

Abstract

Jatropha curcasCoptotermes vastator

J. curcas C.vastator J. curcas C. vastator

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Cite this paper as:Coptotermes vastator, Jatropha

curcas Journal of Insect Science

Introduction

Jatropha curcas

J. curcas

J.curcas

J. curcas

J. curcas

J. curcas

J. curcas

J. curcas

Manduca sexta Helicoverpa armigeraAphis gossypii Pectinophora gossypi-

ella Empoasca biguttulaCallosobruschus chinensis Sitophilus zeamays

Phthorimaea operculellaSesamia calamistis Periplaneta

Americana Blatella germanicaOncopeltus fasciatus

J. curcasCoptotermes vastator

C. vastatorC. gestroi

Materials and Methods

TermitesC. vastator

Jatropha curcas oilJ. curcas

J. curcas

Sand barrier bioassay

J. curcas

J. curcas

Choice assay of treated and untreated sand

J. curcas C. vastator

J.curcas

Results and Discussion

Sand Barrier AssayJ. curcas

C. vastator

J. curcas

C. vastatorJ. curcas

C. vastator

J. curc-as

J. curcasC. vastator

C. vastator

J. curcas

J. curcas

C. vastator

J. curcasC. vastator

Table 1. vastator J.curcas

Concentration (%, w/w) Tunneling Activity Paper Consumption Mortality (%)

F

P

Figure 1. Coptotermes vastator Jatropha curcas

J. curcas

J. curcas

J. curcas

Coptotermes formosanus

Choice assay of treated and untreated sand

Table 2. C. vastatorJ. curcas

Chamber Concentration (%, w/w)

0 2.5 5 10 20

F

P

Figure 2. Coptotermes vastator Jatropha curcas

J. curcas

J. curcas

C. formosanus

J. curcas

C. vastator

J. curcasC. vastator

J. curcas

J. curc-as C. vastator

Table 3. C. vastator

Chamber Concentration % w/w

0 2.5 5 10 20

F

P

C. formosanus

C. vastato.

vastator J. curcas

J. curcas

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