The resistance of fifteen Indonesian tropical wood species to the powder post beetle Heterobostrychus aequalis

IRG/WP 1429

Jasni, Nana Supriana

A preliminary laboratory test on the resistance of 15 tropical wood species to Heterobostrychus aequalis has been carried out using small samples of 7.5 x 5 x 1.5 cm³. The results reveal that Pinus merkusii and Agathis borneensis are very susceptible to Heterobostrychus aequalis. Other 13 species vary between susceptible to resistance There is no signifisant relation between starch content and the infestation of Heterobostrychus aequalis in the fifteen wood species.


Keywords: RESISTANCE; SUSCEPTIBLE; HETEROBOSTRYCHUS AEQUALIS; STARCH CONTENT; INDONESIA; POWDER POST BEETLE; TROPICAL TIMBERS

Conference: 90-05-13/18 Rotorua, New Zealand


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