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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS<br />

The following abbreviations have been used commonly throughout this thesis<br />

A = (Agenda) Trade name of Fipronil used.<br />

Donor termite = Termites treated by termiticide directly.<br />

EC = Emulsifiable concentration.<br />

HPLC = High performance liquid chromatography.<br />

LC50 = Lethal concentration to kill 50 percent of test population.<br />

LC90 = Lethal concentration to kill 90 percent of test population.<br />

LENTRAK = Trade name of chlopyrifos used.<br />

LT50 = Lethal time to kill 50 percent of test population<br />

LT90 = Lethal time to kill 90 percent of test population<br />

mg = milligram<br />

min = minutes<br />

ml = milliliter<br />

MS = Mean sequare<br />

Nile blue A = Chemical material used for marking termites.<br />

P value = statistics indicator to test null hypothesis.<br />

Pinus cariba = Species of wood used to feed termites.<br />

ppm = Part per million.<br />

Premise 200 SC = Trading name of Imidacloprid used.<br />

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