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Biological activity of limonoids from meliaceae against a subterranean termite (Heterotermes tenuis) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Fecha
2007-11-16Registro en:
Sociobiology, v. 50, n. 3, p. 947-957, 2007.
0361-6525
WOS:000250180200015
2-s2.0-36048946425
1050709055776428
0000-0002-3586-6192
Autor
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
Recent studies, proposed to obtain active compounds against termites (Heterotermes tenuis Hagen, as a model) have showed that attention could be driven to the limonoids, because they present high insecticidal activity against several insects. In this work, the limonoids nimbolin-A, 1,2- hydroxyamoorastatone, mexicanolide, cedrelone and 1,2-dihydrocedrelone were tested in order to verify their potential for the control of H. tenuis workers. The results indicated that cedrelone and 1,2-dihydrocedrelone are the limonoids with higher antifeeding activity, followed by 12-hydroxyamoorastatone, mexicanolide and nimbolin-A.