ANTITERMITICIDAL EFFICACY OF PROPOLIS (APIS MELLIFERA) AGAINST HETEROTERMES INDICOLA (WASMANN)
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Keywords
Heterotermes indicola, Apis mellifera, Isoptera, Propolis
Abstract
Background: Termites are the most common eusocial insects which belongs to order Isoptera. Termites are the leading cause of wood decay in the natural environment. Most of the termite species cause economic damage. The major way of managing subterranean termites is to treat the soil with chemical insecticides near the active infestation. Excessive chemical compounds can pollute the environment due to high toxicity and low biodegradability. Propolis is a natural resinous material collected by honey bees (Apis mellifera) from various plant sources. These biologically active compound used to control subterranean termite, H. indicola (Wasmann). It is the most well-known alternative method used to control the infestation caused by H. indicola.
Method: This study explored the efficacy of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of propolis of Apis mellifera against H. indicola. Preference index values of the both extract of propolis revealed their distinct repellent response against H. indicola.
Results: Both propolis extracts exhibited repellent properties against H. indicola. The mean values of mortality were extremely varied at different concentration of both extract of propolis of A. merlifera.
Conclusion: Both extracts of propolis were found repellent against H. indicola and also show maximum mortality at 30% concentration. Additionally, these extracts demonstrated notable insecticidal activity against H. indicola, underscoring its potential for use in pest control applications as a biologically.
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3. Arinana, A., Mohamad M, R. A. H. M. A. N., Rachel EG, S. I. L. A. B. A. N., Setiawan Khoirul, H. I. M. M. I., & Dodi, N. A. N. D. I. K. A. (2022). Preference of subterranean termites among community timber species in Bogor, Indonesia. Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology, 50(6), 458-474.
4. Assia, C., & Adjlane, N. (2021). Preliminary trials on the efficacy of propolis in the control of the Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata Vrroidae) ectoparasite of the honey bee Apis mellifera intermissa (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Mellifera, 21(1), 49-58.
5. Baker, P. B., & Carrière, Y. (2011). Effectiveness of commercial and experimental termite monitors for the desert subterranean termite Heterotermes aureus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Southern Arizona. Journal of economic entomology, 104(4),1339-1342.
6. Bankova, L. G., Dwyer, D. F., Yoshimoto, E., Ualiyeva, S., McGinty, J. W., Raff, H., & Barrett, N. A. (2018). The cysteinyl leukotriene 3 receptor regulates expansion of IL-25–producing airway brush cells leading to type 2 inflammation. Science immunology, 3(28).
7. Bankova, V. S., de Castro, S. L., & Marcucci, M. C. (2000). Propolis: recent advances in chemistry and plant origin. Apidologie, 31(1), 3-15.
8. Bignell, D. E. (2018). Wood-feeding termites. Saproxylic Insects: Diversity, Ecology and Conservation, 339-373.
9. Bonamigo T, Campos JF, Oliveira AS, Torquato HFV, Balestieri JBP, Cardoso CAL, Paredes-Gamero EJ, Souza KP, Dos Santos EL. (2017). Antioxidant and cytotoxic activity of propolis of Plebeia droryana and Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado biome. PLoS One, 12.
10. Chaubey, M. K. (2016). Fumigant and contact toxicity of Allium sativum (Alliaceae) essential oil against Sitophilus oryzae L.(Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae). Entomology and Applied Science Letters, 3(2-2016), 43-48.
11. Eggleton, P. (2001). Termites and trees: a review of recent advances in termite phylogenetics. Insectes sociaux, 48, 187-193.
12. Enagbonma, B. J., Aremu, B. R., & Babalola, O. O. (2019). Profiling the functional diversity of termite mound soil bacteria as revealed by shotgun sequencing. Genes, 10(9), 637.
13. Galeotti, F., Maccari, F., Fachini, A., & Volpi, N. (2018). Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of propolis prepared in different forms and in different solvents useful for finished products. Foods, 7(3), 41.
14. Hu, X. P. (2005). Evaluation of efficacy and non repellency of indoxacarb and fipronil-treated soil at various concentrations and thicknesses against two subterranean termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 98(2), 509-517.
15. Ibrahim, S. A., Henderson, G., & Fei, H. (2003). Toxicity, repellency, and horizontal transmission of fipronil in the Formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Journal of economic entomology, 96(2), 461-467.
16. Ko, K., Juntarajumnong, W., & Chandrapatya, A. (2009). Repellency, fumigant and contact toxicities of Melaleuca cajuputi Powell against Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky and Tribolium castaneum Herbst. Thai Journal of Agricultural Science, 42(1), 27-33.
17. Korb, J., & Thorne, B. (2017). Sociality in termites. Comparative social evolution, 124-153.
18. Korkmaz, S., Parmaksız, A., Sait, A., & Korkmaz, B. I. O. (2022). The analysis of the effects of propolis products as food supplements on the viability of baby hamster kidney (BHK-21) and murine macrophage (RAW 264.7) cells by spectrophotometric MTT assay. Journal of Advances in VetBio Science and Techniques, 7(1), 45-53.
19. Lee, S. B., Su, N. Y., Song, H. S., & Lee, S. H. (2020). Minimizing moving distance in deposition behavior of the subterranean termite. Ecology and Evolution, 10(4), 2145-2152.
20. Manzoor, F., & Mir, N. (2010). Survey of termite infested houses, indigenous building materials and construction techniques in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 42(6).
21. Ojianwuna, C. C. (2015). Climatic variables as factors affecting diversity and abundance of butterflies in Okomu National Park, Edo State, Nigeria. Journal of Natural Sciences Research, 5(2), 70-76.
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30. Upadhyay, R. K., Jaiswal, G., Ahmad, S., Khanna, L., & Jain, S. C. (2012). Antitermite activities of C. decidua extracts and pure compounds against Indian White Termite Odontotermes obesus (Isoptera: Odontotermitidae). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, (1), 820245.
31. Valivand, N., Aravand, S., Lotfi, H., Esfahani, A. J., Ahmadpour-Yazdi, H., & Gheibi, N. (2024). Propolis: A natural compound with potential as an adjuvant in cancer therapy-a review of signaling pathways. Molecular Biology Reports, 51(1), 931.
32. Verma, M., Sharma, S., & Prasad, R. (2009). Biological alternatives for termite control: A review. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 63(8), 959-972.
33. Wilson, M. B., Spivak, M., Hegeman, A. D., Rendahl, A., & Cohen, J. D. (2013). Metabolomics reveals the origins of antimicrobial plant resins collected by honey bees. PloS one, 8(10), e77512.
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35. Yeoh, B. H., Lee, C. Y., & Tsunoda, K. (2006). Evaluation of several novel and conventional termiticide formulations against the Asian subterranean termite, Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). In Proceedings of the Third Conference of Pacific Rim Termite Research Group. Kyoto University, Japan (79).
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37. Zin, N. B. M., Azemin, A., Rodi, M. M. M., & Mohd, K. S. (2018). Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of stingless bee propolis from different extraction methods. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology 7, 90-95.
38. Zulhendri, F., Felitti, R., Fearnley, J., & Ravalia, M. (2021). The use of propolis in dentistry, oral health, and medicine: A review. Journal of oral biosciences, 63(1), 23- 34.
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Sonia Pervaiz, Ayesha Aihetasham, & Nageen Hussain. (2024). ANTITERMITICIDAL EFFICACY OF PROPOLIS (APIS MELLIFERA) AGAINST HETEROTERMES INDICOLA (WASMANN). Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(6), 3621-3629. https://doi.org/10.53555/gbkv5048
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Sonia Pervaiz
Institute of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore , Pakistan
Ayesha Aihetasham
Institute of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore , Pakistan
Nageen Hussain
Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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Sonia Pervaiz, Ayesha Aihetasham, & Nageen Hussain. (2024). ANTITERMITICIDAL EFFICACY OF PROPOLIS (APIS MELLIFERA) AGAINST HETEROTERMES INDICOLA (WASMANN). Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(6), 3621-3629. https://doi.org/10.53555/gbkv5048