Use of by-products of the lindane isolation process (X-factor and hexachlor) in termite control.

Hasan, S. B. and Jayaram, M. and Krishnarao, J. K. and Majumder, S. K. (1984) Use of by-products of the lindane isolation process (X-factor and hexachlor) in termite control. International Pest Control, 26 (2). 48-50; 3 fig.; 8 ref..

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Abstract

Details are given of studies in India in which hexachlor and X-factor, both of which are by-products of the manufacture of lindane (containing 85-90 and 13.15% alpha-HCH, 1-2 and 13-16% lindane and 0.5 and 40-50% delta-HCH, respectively), were tested as pre-construction or post-construction treatments against subterranean termites. Both compounds were still affording complete protection 4 years after they had been applied to trenches at the base of the plinths of a large concrete and cement building under construction. No further termite damage had been caused over a period of 4 years in previously termite-damaged bungalows that had been cleared of termites and then surrounded by trenches refilled with treated soil. Both compounds also gave excellent protection of wooden strips buried in untreated soil and of thatched huts (constructed of bamboo and coconut-palm leaves) surrounded by trenches refilled with treated soil.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	control-; insecticides-; Lindane-; structural-timbers; byproducts-; insecticidal-properties; HCH-; pests-; timbers-; biodeterioration-; chemical-control; pest-control; stored-products; agricultural-entomology
Subjects:	600 Technology > 03 Agriculture > 05 Insect/Pest Control
Divisions:	Food Protectants and Infestation Control
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	27 Jul 2021 08:02
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2021 08:02
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/8460

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