Termite-resistant heartwood. Effect of antioxidants on termite feeding deterrence and mortality

Holzforschung

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 395-398

  Little, Nathan S ^a   Schultz, Tor P ^a   Nicholas, Darrel D ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA); Durable heartwood; Flavonoids; Tannic acid; Termites

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; DECAY FUNGI; FEEDING DETERRENCE; FLAVONOIDS; TANNIC ACID; TERMITE DAMAGE; TERMITE FEEDING; TOXICITY PROPERTIES;

ACIDS; FEEDING; PHENOLS; TOXICITY;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

ACIDS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOCIDES; FEEDING; FLAVONOIDS; FUNGI; PHENOLS; TERMITES; TOXICITY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FUNGI; ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES;

EID: 77951282496     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2010.053     Document Type: Article

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