Bioactivity of Camphor Oxime Ethers against Mosquito, Aedes aegypti and Termite, Odontotermes brunneus

Eleven camphor oxime ethers were synthesised and their bioactivity examined against termite workers, and mosquito adults and larvae. Eight molecules exhibited 100% mortality at 50 microgram cm⁻² against the termite workers. Hundred per cent toxicity was provided by six compounds at 0.5 microgram cm⁻² dose against mosquito adults. Nearly all the compounds revealed total kill of Aedes aegypti larvae at 50 ppm