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Table 15.5. Continued

Plant species Compound Termite species Reference

Parthenium species Two sesquiterpenes

(partheniol and argentone)
and a triterpene (incanilin)

R. fl avipes Gutierrez et al . (1999)

Picea glehnii Stilbene glucosides and

related compounds from
bark

R. speratus Shibutani (2004)

Pinus elliotii Pentane extract of the wood R. fl avipes and C.

formosanus

Carter et al . (1979)

Pinus lambertiana Chrysin C. brevis Wolcott (1955)

Piper nigrum Extract of fruit C. brevis Moein and Farrag (2000)

Platymenia reticulata Acetone and pentane extract

of wood

C. formosanus Carter et al . (1975)

Podocarpus
macrophyllus

Bisnorditerpenoid and
inumakilactone

Coptotermes Saeki et al . (1970)

Polygonum hydropiper 2.0% Chloroform leaf extracts Odontotermes

assamensis

Rahman et al . (2005)

Primula elatior Saponin from the roots R. fl avipes Van Sandermann and

Dietrichs (1957)

Smilax aristolochiifolia Parillin R. fl avipes Van Sandermann and

Dietrichs (1957)

Swartzia
madagascariensis

Powdered fruit Termites Carter et al. (1975)

Sweetia panamensis Pentane and acetone extracts

of wood

C. formosanus Carter et al. (1975)

Tabebuia guayacan Wood extract C. formosanus Carter et al . (1975)

Black pepper fruits,
Piper nigrum

Hexane extract at
0.5% concentration

C. brevis Moein and Farrag (2000)

Trachyspermum ammi
Pimenta dioica
Carum carvi
Anethum graveolens
geranium
Pelargonium
graveolens
Litsea cubeba

Essential oils R. speratus Seo et al . (2009)

Vetiveria zizanioides Roots C. formosanus Maistrello et al. (2001)

Conclusion developed countries the cosmetic use of

synthetic chemicals is banned in urban
areas (Arnason et al. , 2012). One factor that
has kept natural products out of the spot-
light in the current market place is, however,
the cheap availability of obsolete and
outdated pesticides. These pesticides
developed in the post-World War II era are
effective, easy to procure and cheap. The
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
estimates that developing countries are
holding stocks of more than 100,000 tonnes
of obsolete pesticides (FAO, 1996). This
availability is partly responsible for the lack
of interest in natural products from both
manufacturers and practitioners.

This chapter has listed many plants that
have insecticidal properties against urban
and public pests. It is thought that many
more plants might be a reservoir for bio-
active compounds. A large number of these
plants are currently being exploited for pest
control, which is encouraged by the general
perception that natural products and
natural-product-derived pesticides are
safer. The continued public interest has
made the subject of natural products and
plant-derived insecticides a growing fi eld of
research and investigation. This is further
encouraged by the fact that in many