Control of structural pest (termites) using empty fruit bunches and mesocarp fibres of oil palm waste

• Main Authors: Sulaiman, S., Anuar, Aznah Nor, Abdul Razak, A. S., Chelliapan, S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Quality Scientific Publishing 2011
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/39795/; http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:76567
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) and mesocarp fibres (MF) are solid waste discharged directly from oil palm mill. They contain high fibrous cellulose which is a potential natural raw material for artificial termite bait. Accordingly, the present study describes the potential of mixing EFB and MF a...