Chapter 1Mahogany Seed as a Termiticide to Kill Termites INTRODUCTION Mahogany used in multistorey systems in the Philippines, boat and

ship building and patternmaking. Logs are used for the manufacture of veneers and for paneling. It is also used as shade for coffee and cacao. Mahogany is regarded as the worlds finest timber for high-class furniture and cabinetwork. Its popularity is especially due to its attractive appearance in combination with ease of working,excellent finishing qualities and dimensional stability. Mahogany is also often used for interior trim suchas paneling, doors and decorative borders. It is used for boat building, often as a decorative wood for luxury yatch and ocean liners, although it is also used when a medium-weight timber with other goodqualities is required. It is sometimes applied make it particularly suitable for precision woodwork suchas models and patterns, instrument cases, clocks, printer's block and parts of musical instruments; for these purposes, uniform straight-grained material is used. Other minor uses include burial caskets, woodcarvings, novelties, toys and turnery. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Mahogany a large tropical tree with a symmetrical appearance, best-known for its valuableheartwood. The tree is also appreciated as a beautiful and useful street tree. A fastgrowing, graceful,straight-trunked, semi-deciduous tree growing to 30-70ft. Most trees, particularly planted street treesgrow to 30-40ft. It looses its leaves just as new leafs sprout, so while deciduous, the tree is not withoutleaves for long. Tiny flowers are followed by 4-5", woody fruits that burst open to expel the seeds.Mahogany is a valuable hardwood and this tree was once extensively harvested for its wood. A relatedtree, S. macrophylla, now provides most commercial mahogany. The tree also makes an excellent streettree specimen in warmer climates as is popular for this purpose. Miami, Florida has numerousmahogany trees planted throughout the city for this purpose.The termites are a group of eusocial insects usually classified at the taxonomic rank of order Isoptera (but see also taxonomy below). Along with ants and some bees and wasps which are all placedin the separate order Hymenoptera, termites divide labour among gender lines, produce overlappinggenerations and take care of young collectively. Termites mostly feed on dead plant material, generallyin the form of wood, leaf litter, soil, or animal dung, and about 10% of the estimated 4,000 species(about 2,600 taxonomically known) are economically significant as pests that can cause seriousstructural damage to buildings, crops or plantation forests. Termites are major detritivores, particularlyin the subtropical and tropical regions, and their recycling of wood and other plant matter is of considerable ecological importance. Their role in bioturbation on the Khorat Plateau is under investigation. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY Nowadays, people usually choose new innovations (features) to kill termites or any other pests.Pesticides are usually used to kill a particular target pest, many will also kill or harm species that thefarmer or other user is
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targeting. For example, pesticides applied to crops might be washed intostreams or lakes and harm fish, beneficial insects, birds, or even find their way into drinking water sources.With this regard topic it includes improvement in human quality of life and lower food costs.Contributed significantly to improving the quality of life and safeguarding the environment.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM This proposed study will determine whether extract from the mahogany seed can killTTeerrmmiitteess.. 11.. CCaanntthheeeexxttrraaccttf f rroommtthheemmaahhooggaannyysseeeeddkkiilllltt eerrmmiitteess?? 2. What are the elemental compositions of mahogany seed that can be use as termiticide to killtermites?3. How will I know whether the termites are killed? SCOPE AND DELIMITATION In constructing or trying the mahogany seeds extract that can be use as termiticide to kill termitesthere are limitations such as:A. It should be only used and tested in termites