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Evaluation of thermally-treated wood of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) against Mediterranean termites (Reticulitermes spp.) |
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| Authors: | José-Vicente Oliver-Villanueva Patricia Gascón-Garrido María de Sales Ibiza-Palacios |
| Affiliation: | 1. Research Group on Forest Science and Technology, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain 2. Department of Wood Biology and Wood Products, Georg-August-University G?ttigen, Büsgenweg 4, 37077, G?ttingen, Germany 3. Department of Wood Technology and Biotechnology, AIDIMA - Wood, Furniture and Packaging Research Institute, Benjamin Franklin 13, 46980, Paterna, Spain |
| Abstract: | Termite resistance of thermally-treated ash (Fraxinus excelsior L) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L) against subterranean termites (Reticulitermes banyulensis) was evaluated. A laboratory no-choice feeding test following the standard EN 177 was performed to assess the efficacy of this thermo-modification against subterranean termites in the Mediterranean area. After 8 weeks period of exposure, results showed that durability against termites was slightly improved for thermally-treated beech wood, which was classified as moderately durable. However, in case of thermally-treated ash wood, samples were highly biodegraded by termites, revealing no increase in their durability and being classified as non durable. |
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