The economic importance and control of termite infestations in relation to plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular Malaysia - An overview

Sociobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 325-349

  Kirton, Laurence G ^b   Wong, Andrew H H ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Malaysia; Plantation forestry; Termite control; Wood preservation; Wood protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038998923     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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