Cesar B. Ramírez-López1,2, Rita Beltrán-Sánchez1, Alistair Hernández-Izquierdo1, José Luis SalvadorHernández1, Eduardo Salcedo-Pérez2, Rosa E. del Río1, Mauro M. Martínez Pacheco1,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 907-920, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.013775
Abstract This study scrutinized the possibility of finding toxicant or deterrent plant metabolites against the dry wood termite Incisitermes marginipennis (Latreille). Plant deterrent agents act as repellents or antifeedants to prevent
wood decay and increase its useful life. The potential of the tree Caesalpinia coriaria (Fabaceae) as a biological
source of molecules with deterrent effects against the dry wood termite was assessed by a phytochemical fractionation guided by repellence and antifeedant activities. The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of the
leaf essential oil showed geraniol to be one of the major components and its repellent and antifeedant effects were
determined. Geraniol had… More >
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