Evaluation toxicity of monoterpenes to subterranean termite, Reticulitermes chinensis Snyder.

Highlights: [•] Forty-two monoterpenes were evaluated for termiticidal activity toward Reticulitermes chinensis. [•] The (+)-pulegone and carvacrol were the most toxic monoterpenes to R. chinensis. [•] The termiticidal activity of oxygenated hydrocarbon was higher than the hydrocarbon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]