@article{jephh2018624,
author={{Khanikor, Bulbuli and Barman, Jyotisika and Sarma, Riju and Mahanta, Sudarshana and Adhikari, Kamal},
title={Evaluation of Efficacy of Three Essential Oils against <i>Odontotermes</i><i> </i><i>feae</i><i> </i>(Isoptera: Termitidae)},
journal={Journal of Environment Pollution and Human Health},
volume={6},
number={2},
pages={68--76},
year={2018},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jephh/6/2/4},
issn={2334-3494},
abstract={efficacy of essential oils from three locally available plants of Assam, India namely <i>Citrus grandis, Citrus </i><i>paradis</i><i>i</i><i> </i>and<i> Cassia fistula</i> were evaluated against the worker group of termite <i>Odontotermes</i><i> </i><i>feae</i><i> </i>Wasmann. Different doses of essential oil were applied by using contact residual toxicity method and LC50 values were recorded after 2h, 4h, and 6h of post treatment. The result revealed highest toxicity of <i>C. grandis</i> with LC50 value 272.36 ppm at 6 h followed by <i>C. </i><i>paradisi </i>and <i>Cassia fistula</i> with LC50 value 1313.57 ppm and 5537.06 ppm respectively. In all the essential oil treated group of termite the glutathione-S-transferase enzyme activity was found to decrease. Total carbohydrate and protein content was found to significantly decrease in response to LC50 dose of <i>C. grandis</i> and <i>C. paradisi.</i> From the present finding, it can be inferred that the plant essential oil considered for present investigation possess termiticidal properties.},
doi={10.12691/jephh-6-2-4}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}