Open AccessAntitermite activity of methanol extract of lichen Teloschistes flavicans (Sw) Norman against Coptotermes curvignathus
Author(s) -
A. Avidlyandi,
Morina Adfa,
Salprima Yudha S
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1731/1/012022
Subject(s) - methanol , patchouli , chemistry , lichen , alcohol , botany , biology , organic chemistry , essential oil
Antitermite activity methanol extract of lichen Teloschistes flavicans (Sw) Norman was investigated in the laboratory scale. No-choice test was used as method with 5 concentrations tested of 1.25%, 2.5%, 5.0%, 6.25% and 7.5% w/v. The termiticide activity showed that the mortality of termites was increased every day as well as the concentration of the extract increased, at the concentration of 7.5% all termite dead at fourth days. Termiticide activity of methanol extract of T. flavicans was influenced by the GC-MS data that showed 78 chemical components. Vicanicin, methyl oleate, methyl palmitate, and patchouli alcohol was detected as major components that be expected as termiticide. T. flavicans might be possible as a botanical termiticide in the near future.