EFFICACY OF SOME INORGANIC SALTS AGAINST THE DRY-WOOD TERMITE CRYPTOTERMES BREVIS WALKER.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Station, Sabahia, Alexandria, Agricultural Research Centre, Alexandria, Egypt

Abstract

Effects of the inorganic salts, copper sulphate, sodium fluoride and borax were studied against nymphs of the dry-wood termite Crypto­termes brevis Walker. After 2 days of treatment, mortalities were 8.33, 6.67 and 0.00% at 0.5% copper sulphate, sodium fluoride and borax, re­spectively. The corresponding figures were 68.89, 43.33 and 26.67, re­spectively with the highest concentration (5%). The longest period of exposure (28 days) induced 83.33, 100 and 72.22% mortality at 0.5% concentration of the tested compounds, respectively.