1Department of Agriculture, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore - 641114, Tamil Nadu, India
2Department of Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail : adlinpricilla.203@gmail.com
The biopesticidal potential of essential oils derived from Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globules), Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus), Clove (Syzygium aromaticum), Basil (Occimum basilicum) at 0.1% were evaluated against O. wallonensis. Basil, eucalyptus and lemongrass oil registered the mortality of 89.00, 88.66 and 81.33% respectively. Clove oil (0.32 g), lemongrass oil (0.43 g), eucalyptus oil (0.52 g), citronella oil (0.56 g) and basil oil (0.67 g) were found to have antifeedant activity.
Antifeedant, Essential oils, Odontotermes wallonensis, Termiticide
