Toxicity and Feeding Deterrent Effect of 2-Methylanthraquinone from the Wood Extractives of Tectona grandis on the Subterranean Termites Coptotermes formosanus and Reticulitermes speratus

No-choice feeding tests using ethanol, chloroform, and acetone extractives of teak (Tectona grandis) heartwood clearly showed feeding deterrent activity and toxicity to the subterranean termite Reticulitermes speratus. The amount of 2-methylanthraquinone (MAQ) in teak wood extractives was not relate...

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Published in:	Insects
Main Authors:	Maya Ismayati, Akiko Nakagawa-Izumi, Nadia Nuraniya Kamaluddin, Hiroshi Ohi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Subjects:	Tectona grandis 2-methylanthraquinone Coptotermes formosanus Reticulitermes speratus
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/7/4/63