The effectiveness of three preservatives and the relative resistance of ten Malaysian hardwoods against the subterranean termite Coptotermes curvignathus (Holm.)


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Rosli Mohamad, . and Ahmad Said Sajap, . and Abd. Rahim Abu Samah, . The effectiveness of three preservatives and the relative resistance of ten Malaysian hardwoods against the subterranean termite Coptotermes curvignathus (Holm.). pp. 219-223. ISSN 0126-6128

Abstract

Effectiveness of three preservatives and relative resistance of ten species of hardwoods were tested against the subterranean termite Coptotermes curvignathus (Holm.) in laboratory bioassay. All three preservatives evaluated significantly increased wood resistance to attack. Copper-chrome-arsenic (CCA) was more effective than either sodium pentachlorophenol (Na PCP) or sodium tribromophenol (Na TBP). The bioassay indicated that the heavy hardwoods Chengal and Resak were the least susceptible woods with a wood mass loss less than one per cent. The light hardwoods Light red meranti Jelutong andDamar minyak were the most susceptible wood with a wood mass loss exceeding ten per cent.


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Abstract

Effectiveness of three preservatives and relative resistance of ten species of hardwoods were tested against the subterranean termite Coptotermes curvignathus (Holm.) in laboratory bioassay. All three preservatives evaluated significantly increased wood resistance to attack. Copper-chrome-arsenic (CCA) was more effective than either sodium pentachlorophenol (Na PCP) or sodium tribromophenol (Na TBP). The bioassay indicated that the heavy hardwoods Chengal and Resak were the least susceptible woods with a wood mass loss less than one per cent. The light hardwoods Light red meranti Jelutong andDamar minyak were the most susceptible wood with a wood mass loss exceeding ten per cent.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Preservatives
AGROVOC Term: Hardwood
AGROVOC Term: Termites
AGROVOC Term: Coptotermes
AGROVOC Term: Bioassays
AGROVOC Term: Pentachlorophenol
AGROVOC Term: Wood technology
AGROVOC Term: Insecticides
Geographical Term: Malaysia
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 28 Apr 2025 00:26
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22868

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