Crisanto Velázquez-Becerra1,*, Gu Yen Ambriz-Ortiz1, Rafael Torres-Martínez2, Mauro Manuel Martínez-Pacheco3
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.7, pp. 2165-2181, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.026954
Abstract Wood is a lignocellulosic material that, because of its organic nature, is a source of nutrients for bacteria, fungi,
and insects. Incisitermes marginipennis (Latreille) is an interesting dry wood-boring termite. Because it is an extremely destructive pest, difficult to control due to its cryptic lifestyle, and for its role in the biogeochemical cycle of
carbon and other elements; it is a fundamental organism. The use of less toxic and eco-friendly substances is
important for protecting domestic, cultural, and historical heritage made of wood or lignocellulosic materials.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the biological activity of various naphthoquinones… More >