Biological activity of limonoids from meliaceae against a subterranean termite (Heterotermes tenuis) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

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2007-11-16

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Severino, Richele Priscila
Fernandes, João Batista
Vieira, Paulo Cezar
Da Silva, Maria Fátima Das Graças F.
Gamboa, Ian Castro
Dos Santos, Regina Maria G.
Correa, Arlene Gonçalves
Batista-Pereira, Luciane G.
De Camargo-Dietrich, Célia Regina R. [UNESP]
Pereira, Dilmar Aparecido [UNESP]

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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.

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Heterotermes tenuis, Insecticides, Limonoids, Rutales, Termites, Hexapoda, Isoptera, Meliaceae, Rhinotermitidae

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Sociobiology, v. 50, n. 3, p. 947-957, 2007.