Title
Toxicity and repellency of patchouli oil and patchouli alcohol against Formosan subterranean termites Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-30-2003
Abstract
Patchouli oil obtained from Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth and its main constituent, patchouli alcohol, were tested for their repellency and toxicity against Formosan subterranean termites (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki). Both were found to be toxic and repellent. Unusual tissue destruction was noted inside the exoskeleton of the termite after patchouli alcohol was topically applied to the dorsum.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
First Page
4585
Last Page
8
Recommended Citation
Zhu, B. C., Henderson, G., Yu, Y., & Laine, R. A. (2003). Toxicity and repellency of patchouli oil and patchouli alcohol against Formosan subterranean termites Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 51 (16), 4585-8. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0301495