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Table 1 Percentage weight loss (Mean ± S.E) in extract-treated wood exposed to subterranean termites under shade and in the open field

From: Synergism of three botanical termiticides as wood protectants against subterranean termites, Macrotermes subhyalinus (Rambur, 1842)

Treatment

Shaded environment

Open environment

Mean weight loss (%)

Mean weight loss (%)

A.I + N.T

43.05 ± 1.29c

43.81 ± 1.32d

A.I + J.C

43.80 ± 1.29c

13.10 ± 1.89ab

N.T + J.C

50.35 ± 1.75d

17.92 ± 1.71bc

ABC

36.42 ± 0.65b

6.17 ± 1.65a

Control

21.29 ± 1.93a

22.71 ± 1.58c

  1. Mean values followed by the same lower-case letter(s) down the column are not significantly different at α = 0.05 using ANOVA and Tukey’s test