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. 2011 Dec 28;3(1):18-24.
doi: 10.3390/insects3010018.

Resistance of Wood Wool Cement Board to the Attack of Philippine Termites

Carlos M Garcia  1 , Dwight A Eusebio  2 , Marciana R San Pablo  3 , Edgar M Villena  4
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Resistance of Wood Wool Cement Board to the Attack of Philippine Termites

Carlos M Garcia et al. Insects. .

Abstract

The resistance of yemane (Gmelina arborea Roxb.)-based wood wool cement board (WWCB) against Philippine termites was evaluated under laboratory and field conditions. Tests were conducted following the FPRDI standard procedures in determining the resistance of WWCB against subterranean and drywood termites. Results of the laboratory tests showed that WWCB was resistant to both Microcerotermes losbañosensis Oshima and Cryptotermes dudleyi Banks. Under field conditions, WWCB was highly resistant to subterranean termites. There was no remarkable termite damage except for the normal nibbling or initial termite feeding on the board during the 8-year exposure period.

Keywords: Cryptotermes; Gmelina; Microcerotermes; Nasutitermes; resistance; wood wool cement board.

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Figure 1
Set-up of accelerated test on the resistance of wood wool cement board (WWCB) to: (a) subterranean termites M. losbañosensis and (b) drywood termites C. dudleyi.
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Figure 2
Experimental set-up of painted and unpainted WWCBs as: (a) siding, (b) paneling and (c) ceiling; under field conditions.
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