Laboratory evaluation of microwaves for control of the western drywood termite

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 79-87

  Lewis, Vernard R ^a   Power, Ariel B ^b   Haverty, Michael I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

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