Antitermitic effect of the Lantana camara plant on subterranean termites （Isoptera： Rhinotermitidae）

作     者：Wei Ding Xing Ping Hu 

作者机构：College of Plant Protection Southwest University Chongqing China Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology Auburn University Auburn USA 

出 版 物：《Insect Science》 (昆虫科学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2010年第17卷第5期

页      面：427-433页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 090706[农学-园林植物与观赏园艺] 0907[农学-林学] 07[理学] 09[农学] 

主　　题：Coptotermesformosanus Lantana camara L. mulch nonchemical control,repellents Reticulitermesflavipes subterranean termites 

摘      要：The insecticidal effects of Lantana camara L. （flowers, leaves, stems and roots） and the soil where lantana had been growing, on foraging activity and survival of the subterranean termites Coptotermes formosanus and Reticulitermes flavipes were examined in a 3-week experiment. The soil in which lantana had been growing had no effect on termite tunneling and survival. Incorporation of chipped fresh lantana leaves and stems into soil had no effect on mortality but caused significant reduction in tunneling. The 5-cm wide barrier of soil with lantana tissue incorporated effectively repelled groups of both species from penetrating the barrier and thus prevented infestation of a piece of wood on the other side of the barrier. C. formosanus was more sensitive in avoiding the barrier than R. flavipes. Leaves, stems and flowers were more repellent than roots. These results provide preliminary evidence that fresh-cut lantana leaves, stems and flowers may have use as additives to garden mulches against termites.