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Permethrin, deltamethrin, fenvalerate and cypermethrin were evaluated for their termiticidal efficacy in a graveyard test. Semul wood, Salmalia malabaricum veneers (size 15.00 × 6.00 × 0.06 cm) were impregnated with concentrations of 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75% aqueous solution of these chemicals. Fenvalerate provided 100% protection for 44 months at all three concentrations. Cypermethrin provided 100% protection at 0.50 and 0.75% concentrations, while permethrin and deltamethrin provided 100% protection at 0.75% concentration for 7 and 10 months, respectively.
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Le perméthrine, le deltaméthrine, le fenvalerate, et le cyperméthrine ont été évalués pour leur efficacité termiticide pour tester le bois de coffrage. Des placages du bois de semul, Salmalia malabaricum (dimensions 15,00 × 6,00 × 0,06 cm) ont été imprégnés de solutions aqueuses de ces produits chimiques aux concentrations de 0,25, 0,50 et 0,75%. Le fenvalerate a donné une protection de 100% pendant 44 mois pour toutes les concentrations. Le cyperméthrine a donné 100% de protection à 0,50 et 0,75%; le perméthrine et le deltaméthrine ont donné une protection de 100% à la concentration de 0,75% pour 7 et 10 mois respectivement.
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Prasad, R., Rao, K.M. Field Evaluation of Four Synthetic Pyrethroids for their Termiticidal Efficacy. Int J Trop Insect Sci 16, 113–118 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400018403
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