title: Resistance of Wood Wool Cement Board to the Attack of Philippine Termites.
abstract: The resistance of yemane (Gmelina arborea Roxb.)-based wood wool cement board (WWCB) against Philippine termites was evaluated under laboratory and field conditions. Tests were conducted following the FPRDI standard procedures in determining the resistance of WWCB against subterranean and drywood termites. Results of the laboratory tests showed that WWCB was resistant to both Microcerotermes losbañosensis Oshima and Cryptotermes dudleyi Banks. Under field conditions, WWCB was highly resistant to subterranean termites. There was no remarkable termite damage except for the normal nibbling or initial termite feeding on the board during the 8-year exposure period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Science and Technology, Forest Products Research and Development Institute, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines. cmgarcia_losbanos@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Carlos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Department of Science and Technology, Forest Products Research and Development Institute, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines. dwight_eusebio@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Dwight A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Eusebio
authors.affiliation: Department of Science and Technology, Forest Products Research and Development Institute, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines. marcianasanpablo@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Marciana R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: San Pablo
authors.affiliation: Department of Science and Technology, Forest Products Research and Development Institute, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines. edgar_villena@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Edgar M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Villena
keywords: Cryptotermes; Gmelina; Microcerotermes; Nasutitermes; resistance; wood wool cement board