EVALUATION OF TERMITICIDAL PROPERTIES OF CHEMICALLY MODIFIED CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID
| dc.contributor.author | Eliveha, ObegeEdgar | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-28T10:11:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-28T10:11:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Cashewnutshellliquid(CNSL),aby-productcashewnutprocessing contains:anarcardicacid,cardanol,cardol&2–methylcardol. •Cardanol&cardolwereisolatedfromCNSLusingchemicalmethod adoptedfromKumar(2002). •Preservativewaspreparedbyincorporatingcopper&chlorineinCNSL, decarboxylatedCNSL,cardanol&cardol.itsefficacyagainsttermiteswas comparedwithcommerciallyavailabletermiticide(chlorpyrifos) •Testsampleswerecoatedwithpreservativesformulated,anotherbatch chlorpyrifos&controlbeingwoodblocksdippedindistilledwaterthen introducedatanthillshavinganestofMicrocerotermesbeesonifor60 days. •Keenobservationsweremadeonfeedinghabitsoftermitesonwood samplesofJuniperusprocera,Grevilearobusta,&Pinusinsularis. •%weightlosswascalculatedforeachblockaftertermiteexposure&knife testcarriedouttodeterminetheextentofdestruction. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.kabarak.ac.ke/handle/123456789/803 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | EVALUATION OF TERMITICIDAL PROPERTIES | en_US |
| dc.title | EVALUATION OF TERMITICIDAL PROPERTIES OF CHEMICALLY MODIFIED CASHEW NUT SHELL LIQUID | en_US |