The biological effectiveness of wood modified with linear chain carboxylic acid anhydrides against the subterranean termites Reticulitermes flavipes

Papadopoulos, Antonios N.; . Avtzis, Dimitrios N; Avtzis, Nikolaos D.

dc.contributor.author	Papadopoulos, Antonios N.
dc.contributor.author	. Avtzis, Dimitrios N
dc.contributor.author	Avtzis, Nikolaos D.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-08T16:19:27Z
dc.date.available	2018-06-08T16:19:27Z
dc.date.issued	2008-06
dc.identifier.uri	DOI 10.1007/s00107-008-0252-6
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1517
dc.description	full text	en_US
dc.description.abstract	he work described in this paper has demon- strated that chemically modified Corsican pine sapwood with a homologous series of linear chain carboxylic acid anhydrides provided bioprotection against the subterranean termites Reticulitermes flavipes. By varying the reaction time, various levels of modifications were obtained. There was no significant reduction in feeding above 16% WPG (weight percent gain due to modification), suggesting that modification to WPGs greater than this did not offer addi- tional protection. The type of anhydride employed has little influence on resistance against termites.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	published online	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Holz Roh Werkst (2008);66: 249–252
dc.title	The biological effectiveness of wood modified with linear chain carboxylic acid anhydrides against the subterranean termites Reticulitermes flavipes	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US