Preliminary evaluation of anti-termitic activity of Prosopis juliflora leaf extract against Macrotermes spp (Isoptera: Termitidae)

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Table 1. Phytochemical constituents of the leaf extract of P. juliflora

Phytochemical constituent
Terpinoids	Tannins	Sugars	Flavonoids	Saponins	Alkaloids	Phenolics
+	−	−	+	+	+	+

(−) = non present; (+) = present.

Figure 1. Mortality rates of worker termites, at three time intervals (24, 48 and 72 h) post treatments with different (25, 50, 75 and 100 mg/L) P. juliflora leaf extract.

Table 2. Lethal concentration (LC₅₀, LC₉₀) values of P. Juliflora leaf extract against worker termite at 24, 48 and 72 h post treatement

		95% Confidence Limit (mg/L)			95% Confidence Limit (mg/L)
Exposure time (h)	LC50 (mg/L)	LCL	UCL	LC90 (mg/L)	LCL	UCL	χ2
24	33.30	4.04	50.60	213.98	106.52	675.68	1.124
48	12.71	0.01	25.42	66.33	41.68	87.56	0.347
72	9.41	0.00	20.61	34.71	0.25	83.63	0.726

LCL and UCL are lower and upper confidence limits,respectively.

Figure 2. Lethal time (LT₅₀, LT₉₀) values of P. juliflora extract against worker termite at various concentrations.