Efficacy of commercial microwave equipment for eradication of pine wood nematodes and cerambycid larvae infesting red pine

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 226-232

  Fleming, Mary R ^a   Janowiak, John J ^a,e   Kimmel, Jeffrey D ^a   Halbrendt, John M ^a,b   Bauer, Leah S ^a,b   Miller, Deborah L ^a,c,d   Hoover, Kelli ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Wood Products Engineering ^*

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN MATERIALS; MICROWAVE EQUIPMENTS; PINE WOOD NEMATODES;

FUMIGATION; HEAT TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; LOGGING (FORESTRY); MOISTURE; WOOD;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

LOGS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; MORTALITY; RADIATION EFFECTS; WOOD; WORMS;

BURSAPHELENCHUS; CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 30344458455     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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