Research Article: Open Access
Internatonal Journal of
Nanopartcles and Nanotechnology VIBGYOR
ISSN: 2631-5084
Citaton: Subekt N, Mar’ah R, Aisyah AN, Nada DF, Rahmawat M (2019) Nanopartcle Technology of Dodecenol as Actve Components in
Cryptotermes Cynocephalus Control System. Int J Nanopartcles Nanotech 5:031
Accepted: September 12, 2019; Published: September 14, 2019
Copyright: © 2019 Subekt N, et al. This is an open-access artcle distributed under the terms of the Creatve
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*Corresponding author: Niken Subekt, Biology Department, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia,
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Subekt et al. Int J Nanopartcles Nanotech 2019, 5:031
Nanopartcle Technology of Dodecenol as Actve
Components in Cryptotermes Cynocephalus Control
System
Niken Subekti
1*
, Ro’iyyatul Mar’ah
1
, Afrin Nur Aisyah
1
, Dina Fika Nada
2
and Meidina
Rahmawati
2
1
Biology Department, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia
2
Chemistry Department, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia
Abstract
Cryptotermes cynocephalus is one of the Kalotermitdae species. In Indonesia, this species is known
as wood-destroying pest. Damages incurred economic losses up to billions of rupiah per year. One of
the technologies that can be used for controlling is nanotechnology of dodecenol pheromones. This
study aims to analyze the efectveness of nanopartcle pheromone dodecenol from Body Extract (BE)
and Sternal Gland Extract (SGE) for controlling Cryptotermes cynocephalus through termite feeding
preference and analysis of chemical components of both. Both extracts were analyzed using GC-MS
then tested bios assay Y to compare its efect on feeding behavior of termites. BE was then used as a
main material to produce nanopartcle gel. The food-preference test was conducted using Petri dish
assay and endurance test based on Indonesian Natonal Standard 2006. Petridis assay and endurance
test in this research used 6 treatment of dodecenol nanopartcle concentraton (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%,
20%, and 25%) and 3 repettons. The GC-MS chromatogram results show that in the termite extract
there are dodecenol compounds. Bioassay Y test showed that there was a diference between BE and
SGE efect on termite adaptaton and termite (P < 0.05). The bioassay choice test of Y shows that there
is a diference in the efect of BE with SGE on the behavior of termites. BE is more infuental than SGE
with a signifcance level of 5%. Petridis assay shows that nanopartcle 10% maximally increases termite
preference to pine wood sample indicated by mass loss 13.856%.
Keywords
Technology, Nanopartcle, Dodecenol, Drywood-termites
ways look for to control the termite growth [3].
The control of dry wood termites carried out in
Indonesia generally uses termitcide. The results
showed that wood preservaton using boric acid is
able to kill approximately 55.67% dry wood C. cyno-
cephalu [4]. However, termitcides it is not environ-
Introducton
In Indonesia drywood termite or Cryptotermes
cynocephalus has been recorded as termites that
are economically very harmful. Economically, more
than billion rupiah loses per year [1,2]. The losses
which is caused by C. cynocephalus lead people al-