DETERMINATION OF APPROPRIATE ATTRACTIVE BAIT FOR HETEROTERMES INDICOLA
Keywords:
Solvents, extract methods, agar, carbohydrates, termite, Heterotermes indicolaAbstract
Different constituents includ termite body extract, agar and carbohydrates were tested to make bait that is acceptable and palatable for subterranean termite, Heterotermes indicola. Extracts of whole termites in different solvents i.e. hexane, acetone and propanol were tested for attractiveness to H. indicola using crude body extract and soxhlet extraction methods. Overall crude body extracts elicited higher attraction response. Among the solvents tested, propanol extract showed a consistent attraction response. Among various carbohydrates tested, 3% glucose increased the H. Indicola survival. Agar concentration at 3% made the bait more palatable for H. indicola than at 2% or 1% agar.
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