Abstract
Termites cause profound economic losses worldwide. Heterotermes indicola causes
tremendous damages to wood work in the buildings and forest trees. Different types of
insecticides have been used to control this subterranean termite. In the present study,
efficacy of Biomax (Chlorpyrifos) and Fiprokill (Fipronil) against Heterotermes
indicola (Wasmann) was studied. Toxicities and repellencies of these chemicals were
compared at same concentrations. Mortality during 8 hours exposure for Biomax at
different concentrations 480, 240, 120, 60, 30, 15, 7.5 and 3.75 ppm was 93.3%, 80%,
73.3%, 63.3%, 56.6%, 50%, 45.6% and 43.3%, respectively. Fiprokill at the same
concentration (480, 240, 120, 60, 30, 15, 7.5 and 3.75 ppm) caused 66.6%, 56.6%,
50%, 43.3%, 33.3%, 30%, 26.6% and 20% mortality, respectively. Biomax was found
to be more toxic as compared to Fiprokill. LC50 values for H. indicola exposed to soil
treated with Biomax and Fiprokill were 5.735 and 221.676 ppm, whereas LC90 values
for H. indicola exposed to soil treated with Biomax and Fiprokill were 359.290 and
813.722 ppm, respectively. Biomax was repellent at 480, 240, 120 and 60 ppm while
Fiprokill was found non-repellent at all the concentrations used.
Ayesha Aihetasham, Muhammad Saeed Akhtar, Tayyaba Bibi, Imran Bodlah. (2018) Efficacy of Biomax and Fiprokill against Heterotermes indicola (Wasmann), Asian Journal of Agriculture and Biology, Volume 6, Issue 1.
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