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This presentation is part of : Ten-Minute Papers, Section Fb. Urban Entomology

Structure toxicity relationship of naphthalene and 10 of its derivatives on Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Sanaa Ibrahim, Minia University, Egypt, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, 404 Life Sciences Building, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, Gregg Henderson, LSU Agricultural Center, Department of Entomology, 404 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, LA, and Roger A. Laine, Louisiana State University, Department of Biology and Chemistry, 402 life sciences building, lsu, baton rouge, LA.

Naphthalene and 10 other dicyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were evaluated for their toxicity and repellency on Formosan subterranean termites. Substitutions on naphthalene molecule using different groups at different positions play an essential role for their biological activity. The substitutions resulted in increasing or decreasing the activity of the naphthalene molecule, which was chemical group and position dependent.

Species 1: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Coptotermes formosanus (Formosan subterranean termite)
Keywords: naphthalene related compounds

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