Field exposure of pinus heartwoods to subterranean termite damage (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae, Mastotermitidae)

Australian Forestry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 75-81

  Peters, B C ^a   Fitzgerald, C J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Coptotermes; Damage; Durability; Heartwood; Insect pests; Isoptera; Mastotermes; Methodology; Pinus; Susceptibility; Termites; Test procedure

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; PEST CONTROL; TERMITE RESISTANCE; TIMBER; WOOD PRESERVATION;

COPTOTERMES; DAMAGE TEST PROCEDURES; INSECT PESTS; MASTOTERMES;

SOFTWOODS;

DURABILITY; HEART WOOD; ISOPTERA; LUMBER; PEST CONTROL; PINUS; SOFTWOODS; TERMITES; WOOD PRESERVATION;

COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES ACINACIFORMIS; INSECTA; ISOPTERA; MASTOTERMES; MASTOTERMES DARWINIENSIS; MASTOTERMITIDAE; PINUS CARIBAEA; PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS PINASTER; PINUS RADIATA; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 3142605365     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2004.10676210     Document Type: Article

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