Effectiveness of Botanical Biopesticides With Different Concentrations of Termite Mortality

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of botanical biopesticide extracts and concentrations on soil termite mortality of Coptotermes curvignathus, Holmgren. This research was an experimental study using a fully randomized design (CRD) consisting of 2 3-level treatments that were repeated three times. Treatment was a type of botanical biopesticide consisting of three levels, namely are A1 (papaya leaf), A2 (soursop leaf), A3 (lemongrass leaf). In comparison, the concentration of botanical biopesticide consists of three levels: B0 (without or as a control biopesticide), B1 (500 grams), B2 (1,000 grams) and B3 (1,500 grams) which have been repeated three times. The data that had been tabulated was then analyzed using Variant Analysis, and if there was any influence, the difference test was continued at 5 % and %. The results showed that the treatment of papaya leaf biopesticides (A1) had a faster reaction to the death rate of termite (95.6 % ) and the lowest was the death rate of soursop leaf (A2) termite (90.7 % ). In comparison, lemongrass (A3) caused soil termite mortality (94.1 %). In addition , treatment of biopesticide concentrations of B3 (1,500 grams) resulted in higher termite mortality of 96.67 %. compared to B2 (1,000 grams) with mortality of 94.07 % and B1 (500 grams) with mortality of 89.62 %.Whereas, for the interaction between the two treatments, the highest level of termite mortality was papaya leaf biopesticide with a concentration of 1,500 grams (A1B3) and termite mortality was 100 %.

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Essential Oil Extracts in the Control of Termites (<i>Isoptera</i>: <i>Termitidae</i>) in Cashew Orchards in Badikaha (Côte d’Ivoire)

“…The insecticidal properties of essential oils in the fight against insect attacks of various kinds have already been reported by several authors, both in Côte d'Ivoire and elsewhere [16] [20]. According to [24], Calotropis procera extracts reduced termite attacks in mango nurseries in northern Côte d'Ivoire than did aqueous extracts of Terminalia mantaly and Strychnos spinosa, which showed no effectiveness against termites. In addition, studies conducted by [24] on effectiveness of botanical biopesticides with different concentrations of termite mortality showed that papaya leaves at a dose of 1500 grams caused the fastest mortality rate of termites than soursop leaf and lemongrass leaf.…”

“…According to [24], Calotropis procera extracts reduced termite attacks in mango nurseries in northern Côte d'Ivoire than did aqueous extracts of Terminalia mantaly and Strychnos spinosa, which showed no effectiveness against termites. In addition, studies conducted by [24] on effectiveness of botanical biopesticides with different concentrations of termite mortality showed that papaya leaves at a dose of 1500 grams caused the fastest mortality rate of termites than soursop leaf and lemongrass leaf. Neem oil, Kitana and Kaskara induced mortality rates of less than 50%.…”

Diverse Approaches to Insect Control: Utilizing Brassica carinata (A.) Braun and Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz Oil as Modern Bioinsecticides

“…Bioinsecticides are a competitive category of insecticides that include naturally occurring compounds or agents derived from microorganisms, plants, and animals. They inhibit the growth and rapid spread of insect pests through various mechanisms of action (in addition to disrupting the nervous system) [61][62][63]. These preparations do not pose a threat to living beings and do not adversely affect the environment.…”

Biopesticides in Sustainable Agriculture: A Critical Sustainable Development Driver Governed by Green Chemistry Principles

“…Biopesticides are competitive subclass of pesticides that are naturally occurring organisms or compounds that suppress the growth and proliferation of pests' population by diverse mechanisms of action, excluding those that interfere with pests' nervous systems (Tijjani et al, 2016;Marrone, 2019;Nuruzzaman et al, 2019;Wattimena and Latumahina, 2021). They are categorized into three groups: microbial biopesticides, biochemical biopesticides, and PIPs (Leahy et al, 2014;Liu et al, 2019;Ram and Singh, 2021).…”