Resistance of Eastern Redcedar Panels to Damage by Termites

Principal Investigator : Dr. Salim Hiziroglu

Other participants: Dr. Brad Kard, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
Dr. Mark E. Payton, Department of Statistics
Funded by : Agricultural Experimental Station and FAPC.

This study investigated resistance of experimental particleboard panels manufactured from eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) to feeding by the wood destroying eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar).Eastern redcedar panels with and without foliage were exposed to foraging termites. Particles and blocks sustained some damage by feeding termites but were not equally preferred. In choice test were all particles and panels plus control samples were simultaneously available to foraging termites, radiate pine sustained 44.6% weight loss compared with 2.1 to 6.1 % weight loss for particle and blocks. It appears that redcedar panels tested exhibited moderate resistance against termite damage.

FORAGING SUBSTRATE STERILIZED SAND AND VERMICULATE (10:1 RATIO) STERILE DEIONIZED WATER WAS ADDED  350 ml/1,000 g DRY MIX.
Testing of Termite Survival

For further details logo website:
http://nrem-old.okstate.edu/faculty/researchlabs/Hiziroglu/Termites/redcedar%20termites.htm