Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 4 Toxic effect of the wood vinegar produced at 450 °C and mass losses of the filter papers in a no-choice test against Coptotermes formosanus
From: Antifungal and antitermitic activities of wood vinegar from Vitex pubescens Vahl
Treatment (%) | Termite mortality (%)a | Mass loss (%), after 21 daysa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
7 days | 14 days | 21 days | ||
Untreated | 0.46 ± 0.91 A | 0.46 ± 0.91 A | 0.91 ± 1.05 A | 72.54 ± 5.01 A |
2.5 | 2.27 ± 2.73 A | 8.18 ± 11.16 AB | 32.73 ± 17.18 B | 65.65 ± 2.81 A |
5.0 | 11.82 ± 3.15 A | 21.82 ± 7.86 B | 38.19 ± 6.47 B | 34.98 ± 4.63 C |
7.5 | 72.27 ± 23.35 B | 87.73 ± 9.66 C | 94.09 ± 11.82 C | 48.80 ± 2.10 B |
10.0 | 86.36 ± 1.05 B | 100 ± 0.00 C | 100 ± 0.00 C | 15.65 ± 2.98 D |