Laboratory Evaluation of the Formosan Subterranean Termite Resistance of Borate-treated Rubberwood Chipboard

• Main Authors: Wong, Andrew H.H, J. Kenneth, Grace
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: IRGWP 2004
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; SD Forestry
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16070/1/IRG%20WP%2004%2030359%20Laboratory%20Evaluation%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16070/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268250643_IRGWP_04-30359
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Both no-choice and two-choice 4-week AWPA laboratory tests were performed to evaluate the resistance of borate-treated rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) chipboard prepared from a commercial mill run, against the Formosan subterranean termite Coptotermes formosanus. Boric acid (technical granular) w...