USE OF A SHORT SPAN FIELD TEST TO EVALUATE TERMITE RESISTANCE OF EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS AND BOBGUNNIA MADAGASCARIENSIS IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT

USE OF A SHORT SPAN FIELD TEST TO EVALUATE TERMITE RESISTANCE OF EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS AND BOBGUNNIA MADAGASCARIENSIS IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT

Despite being treated with preservatives, the service life of transmission poles and fence posts in the Zambian Copperbelt province is close to fifteen years. However, the service life is only two years for untreated timber, mainly due to termite damage. This short service life is exerting more pres...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elisha Ncube, Donald Chungu, Donatien P. Kamdem, Kalobwe Musawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2012-07-01
Series:BioResources
Subjects:
Formosan subterranean termites
Natural durability
Weight loss/Gulfport scale
Genetic analysis
Morphological analysis
Eucalyptus grandis
Bobgunnia madagascariensis
Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_07_3_4098_Ncube_CKM_Short_Span_Field_Test_Termite_Eucalyptus_Bobgunnia_Tropical/1662

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http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_07_3_4098_Ncube_CKM_Short_Span_Field_Test_Termite_Eucalyptus_Bobgunnia_Tropical/1662

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