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  1. Detecting and identifying termites in a structure

    The threat of insects in or around your home can be alarming, especially when those insects can cause structural damage. It is important to know if insects you find around the house are in fact termites or some other crawling insect. Subterranean termites are found everywhere in the contiguous United States, making the possibility of termite infestation a widespread...

    Author(s):
    Rachel Arango; Frederick Green
    Year:
    2006
    Keywords:
    Termites, detection, identification
    Source:
    Madison, WI : Forest Products Laboratory, Technology Marketing Unit, 2006. Techline / Forest Products Laboratory: [2] pages

  2. Evaluating the role of Actinobacteria in the gut of wood-feeding termites (Reticulitermes spp.)

    Nitrogen has been shown to be a limiting nutrient across a range of xylophagous insects. These insects often rely on symbiotic microorganisms in the gut for nitrogen acquisition, via fixation of atmospheric nitrogen or break down of other available nitrogenous substances. In phylogenetically lower, wood-feeding termites, the role of nitrogen fixing bacteria has been...

    Author(s):
    Rachel A. Arango; Frederick Green III; Vina W. Yang; Joliene R. Lindholm; Nathaniel P. Chotlos; Kenneth F. Raffa
    Year:
    2017
    Keywords:
    Subterranean termites, gut bacteria, nitrogen, uric acid, pH
    Source:
    In: The International Research Group on Wood Protection, Section 1, Biology: Paper prepared for the IRG48 Scientific Conference on Wood Protection. Ghent, Belgium: 4-8.

  3. Natural durability of tropical and native woods against termite damage by Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar)

    Environmental pressure has resulted in voluntary removal of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) from wood preservatives in residential applications in the United States. A new generation of copper organic preservatives was formulated as replacements, but these preservatives may not provide a permanent solution to all related problems. Some of these issues include concern...

    Author(s):
    Rachel A. Arango; Frederick Green; Kristina Hintz; Patricia K. Lebow; Regis B. Miller
    Year:
    2006
    Keywords:
    NHA, borate, termite damage, specific gravity
    Source:
    International biodeterioration & biodegradation. Vol. 57 (2006): pages 146-150

  4. Long term durability of wood-plastic composites made with chemically modified wood

    Wood-plastic composites (WPCs) have slower moisture sorption than solid wood, but over time moisture can impact the strength, stiffness, and decay of the composite. These changes will become increasingly important if WPCs are used in more challenging environments such as in ground-contact applications. There are several options for mitigating the moisture sorption of...

    Author(s):
    Rebecca E. Ibach; Craig M. Clemons
    Year:
    2017
    Keywords:
    Acetylation, coupling agent, moisture sorption, fungal decay, extrusion, field exposure
    Source:
    In: Advancements in fiber-polymer composites conference proceedings. Madison, WI: 1-17.

  5. The role of oxalic acid in tolerance to N’N-napthaloylhydroxylamine in Tyromyces palustris

    Certain wood decay fungi exhibit tolerance to one or more wood preservatives. Copper tolerance of brown-rot fungi has been studied in our laboratory for the past six years. We have observed some degree of tolerance to N’N-naphthaloylhydroxamine (NHA), a recently patented termite bait, by the brown-rot fungus Tyromyces palustris TYP-6137. In an effort to try and confirm...

    Author(s):
    R.A. Arango; C.A. Clausen; Frederick Green
    Year:
    2006
    Keywords:
    N’N-naphthaloylhydroxamine(NHA), copper, termite bait, preservative tolerance, Tyromyces palustris
    Source:
    Stockholm, Sweden : IRG Secretariat, 2006: IRG/WP ; 06-10584: [8] pages
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