Termite Resistance of Furfuryl Alcohol and Imidacloprid Treated Fast-Growing Tropical Wood Species as Function of Field Test
In general fast-growing tree species harvested at a young age has substantial amount of sapwood. It also contains juvenile wood, which has undesirable inferior physical and mechanical properties. Having sapwood and juvenile wood in the trees makes them very susceptible to be attacked by biological d...
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| author | Yusuf Sudo Hadi Elis Nina Herliyana Desy Mulyosari Imam Busyra Abdillah Rohmah Pari Salim Hiziroglu |
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| description | In general fast-growing tree species harvested at a young age has substantial amount of sapwood. It also contains juvenile wood, which has undesirable inferior physical and mechanical properties. Having sapwood and juvenile wood in the trees makes them very susceptible to be attacked by biological deterioration specifically termites in a tropical environment. The main objective of this study was to investigate the termite resistance of four fast-growing Indonesian wood species treated with furfuryl alcohol and imidacloprid. Wood specimens from sengon (<i>Falcataria moluccana</i>), jabon (<i>Anthocephalus cadamba</i>), mangium (<i>Acacia mangium</i>), and pine (<i>Pinus merkusii</i>) were impregnated with furfuryl alcohol, using tartaric acid and heat as well as treated with imidacloprid for the polymerization process. All of the specimens were exposed to environmental conditions in the field for three months. Based on the findings in this work, the untreated control samples had higher weight loss values and lower protection levels than those of imidacloprid-treated and furfurylated samples of all four species. It appears that furfurylation and imidacloprid treatment of such fast-growing species had a significant impact regarding their resistance against termite so that their service life can be extended during their utilization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-551ab3596b8143129e7ced7b47bbc4b22023-11-20T12:20:46ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-09-011017610110.3390/app10176101Termite Resistance of Furfuryl Alcohol and Imidacloprid Treated Fast-Growing Tropical Wood Species as Function of Field TestYusuf Sudo Hadi0Elis Nina Herliyana1Desy Mulyosari2Imam Busyra Abdillah3Rohmah Pari4Salim Hiziroglu5Forest Products Department, IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University), Kampus IPB, Darmaga, Bogor 16680, IndonesiaSilviculture Department, IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University), Kampus IPB, Darmaga, Bogor 16680, IndonesiaForest Products Department, IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University), Kampus IPB, Darmaga, Bogor 16680, IndonesiaForest Products Department, IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University), Kampus IPB, Darmaga, Bogor 16680, IndonesiaForest Products Research and Development Centre, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Bogor 16610, IndonesiaNatural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USAIn general fast-growing tree species harvested at a young age has substantial amount of sapwood. It also contains juvenile wood, which has undesirable inferior physical and mechanical properties. Having sapwood and juvenile wood in the trees makes them very susceptible to be attacked by biological deterioration specifically termites in a tropical environment. The main objective of this study was to investigate the termite resistance of four fast-growing Indonesian wood species treated with furfuryl alcohol and imidacloprid. Wood specimens from sengon (<i>Falcataria moluccana</i>), jabon (<i>Anthocephalus cadamba</i>), mangium (<i>Acacia mangium</i>), and pine (<i>Pinus merkusii</i>) were impregnated with furfuryl alcohol, using tartaric acid and heat as well as treated with imidacloprid for the polymerization process. All of the specimens were exposed to environmental conditions in the field for three months. Based on the findings in this work, the untreated control samples had higher weight loss values and lower protection levels than those of imidacloprid-treated and furfurylated samples of all four species. It appears that furfurylation and imidacloprid treatment of such fast-growing species had a significant impact regarding their resistance against termite so that their service life can be extended during their utilization.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/17/6101furfurylated woodimidacloprid treatment subterranean termite attackground testpercent weight lossfast-growing tropical woods |
| spellingShingle | Yusuf Sudo Hadi Elis Nina Herliyana Desy Mulyosari Imam Busyra Abdillah Rohmah Pari Salim Hiziroglu Termite Resistance of Furfuryl Alcohol and Imidacloprid Treated Fast-Growing Tropical Wood Species as Function of Field Test Applied Sciences furfurylated wood imidacloprid treatment subterranean termite attack ground test percent weight loss fast-growing tropical woods |
| title | Termite Resistance of Furfuryl Alcohol and Imidacloprid Treated Fast-Growing Tropical Wood Species as Function of Field Test |
| title_full | Termite Resistance of Furfuryl Alcohol and Imidacloprid Treated Fast-Growing Tropical Wood Species as Function of Field Test |
| title_fullStr | Termite Resistance of Furfuryl Alcohol and Imidacloprid Treated Fast-Growing Tropical Wood Species as Function of Field Test |
| title_full_unstemmed | Termite Resistance of Furfuryl Alcohol and Imidacloprid Treated Fast-Growing Tropical Wood Species as Function of Field Test |
| title_short | Termite Resistance of Furfuryl Alcohol and Imidacloprid Treated Fast-Growing Tropical Wood Species as Function of Field Test |
| title_sort | termite resistance of furfuryl alcohol and imidacloprid treated fast growing tropical wood species as function of field test |
| topic | furfurylated wood imidacloprid treatment subterranean termite attack ground test percent weight loss fast-growing tropical woods |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/17/6101 |
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