Table 4. Toxic effect of the vinegar from Durian wood and mass losses of the filter papers in a no-choice test against Coptotermes curvignathus

Treatment Termite mortality (%)1) Mass loss after 21 days (%)
Wood vinegar Conc. of treating solutions (%)
Untreated control 0 16.67 ± 3.03a 57.68 ± 2.99a
350°C 3.0 65.91 ± 5.17b 44.17 ± 1.29b
6.0 92.68 ± 4.31e 40.43 ± 2.60bc
9.0 99.24 ± 1.52f 35.01 ± 4.44d
12.0 100 ± 0f 27.03 ± 0.61e
400°C 3.0 73.49 ± 5.55c 40.44 ± 1.35bc
6.0 98.49 ± 1.75 34.70 ± 2.86d
9.0 100 ± 0f 27.65 ± 2.18e
12.0 100 ± 0f 21.75 ± 2.68f
450°C 3.0 84.85 ± 5.53d 37.45 ± 2.27cd
6.0 100 ± 0f 30.76 ± 1.90e
9.0 100 ± 0f 23.10 ± 2.99f
12.0 100 ± 0f 20.00 ± 3.07f
Means (n = 4) ± SD using 55 termites per replicate.
Duncan’s multiple range test indicated significance (p < 0.05) between groups denoted by numbers followed by letters.