title: Response of Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to formaldehyde catcher-treated particleboard.
abstract: The objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of formaldehyde catcher as termites repellent. Single-layered UF-bonded particleboard was post-treated with formaldehyde catcher and heat respectively. Besides that, some boards were also produced with the formaldehyde catcher was added into the resin during the blending process, called add-in method. Particleboard post-treated with formaldehyde catcher reported the most severe attack. Heat-treated particleboard showed slightly better durability than the control blocks while the add-in catcher showed the best durability among three methods. A valid test was obtained as the termites survived the first week of the test. However, all the termites were found dead at the end of the test.
authors: Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors: S H
authors: SH
authors: Lee
authors: Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: H'ng
authors: Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors: T L
authors: TL
authors: Peng
authors: Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors: W C
authors: WC
authors: Lum
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005557:Formaldehyde; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D007306:Insecticides; D020049:Isoptera
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D005557:Formaldehyde