Activity of 1,4-benzoquinones against Formosan subterranean termites (Coptotermes formosanus)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4021-4026

  Mozaina, Kobaisy ^a,b   Cantrell, Charles L ^a   Mims, Amelia B ^c   Lax, Alan R ^c   Tellez, Maria R ^a,d   Osbrink, Weste L A ^c  

^a NATURAL PRODUCTS UTILIZATION RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d Inter Science Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitermite activity; Benzoquinone; Termiticide

Indexed keywords

BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; BENZOQUINONES; EATING; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; ISOPTERA; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; ISOPTERA;

EID: 47049117085     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf800331r     Document Type: Article

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