The susceptibility of 35 Amazon wood species to Cryptotermes brevis (Walker)

IRG/WP 1160

M D Canedo

Laboratory tests were carried to evaluate the susceptibility of 35 Amazon hardwoods to Cryptotermes brevis (Walker). The results were analysed statistically and showed that five wood species were non resistant, nine were resistant and the other twenty-one in between those classes of resistance.


Keywords: CRYPTOTERMES BREVIS; BRAZIL; AMAZONIAN HARDWOODS; NATURAL DURABILITY; TERMITES; TESTING; TROPICAL TIMBERS

Conference: 82-05-24/28 Çesme, Turkey


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