Table 4. Termicidal performance of two types of wood vinegar at different concentrations against Coptotermes curvignathus in a no-choice test with treated filter paper
Treatment | Termite mortality (%) | Mass loss after 21 days (%) |
Source biomass | Concentration of treatment solution (%) |
NFS | 0 | 19.19 ± 14.95a | 33.40 ± 4.53a |
2.5 | 57.58 ± 33.75abc | 26.90 ± 3.79ab |
5 | 53.54 ± 28.64abc | 14.34 ± 5.43cd |
7.5 | 70.20 ± 33.28abc | 15.32 ± 9.81cd |
10 | 88.89 ± 14.32bc | 9.52 ± 8.04cd |
12.5 | 100 ± 0c | 2.18 ± 0.31d |
MSF | 0 | 20.20 ± 16.69a | 44.68 ± 3.83a |
2.5 | 30.30 ± 6.06ab | 26.65 ± 2.53bc |
5 | 70.71 ± 34.99abc | 22.86 ± 2.56bc |
7.5 | 74.24 ± 30.26abc | 13.30 ± 1.41cd |
10 | 91.92 ± 7.00bc | 17.40 ± 11.77bcd |
12.5 | 100 ± 0c | 9.98 ± 5.10cd |
Means (N = 4) ± SD of 33 termites per replicate.
Means in the same column with the same letters are not significantly different (p < 0.05) according to Duncan’s multiple range test.
NFS: nipah fruit shells, MSF: mixture of shells and fiber.