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Study on Natural Products and Bioactive against Powder-post Beetles of Bamboo Thailand | 24/04/2024

by Narattanan Suwanphong, Mayuree Jitkaew, Pannee Denrungruang and Sasithon Suksabai
Forestry Research and Developement Bureau, Royal Forest Department, Bangkok 10900, THAILAND

Ten plant extracts i.e., Melia azedarach, Chromolaena odorata, Stemona collinsae, Abrus precatorius Linn., Lepisanthes fruiticosa, Ageratina adenophora, Derris elliptica, Tinospora cordifolia, Azadirachta indica, and Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urbar were used to study on bioactive against Powder-postBeetles. Bamboos used in this study were Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble, Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble, Bambusa beecheyana Munro and Dendrocalamus copelandii Gamble ex Brandis. Five percent concentration of plant extracts solution were applied individually to those four species of bamboo by soaking and Pressure Treatment. After treatments, all treated bamboos were exposed to infestation by powder-post beetle (Dinoderus minutus) in laboratory for 12 months. The results showed that all plant extracts in this study give good effective in preventing powder-post beetle infestation.

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