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Termite feeding preference to four wood species after gamma irradiation

Journal of Wood Science volume 53, pages 361–364 (2007)Cite this article

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The effect of gamma irradiation at 100 kGy and at lower levels on termite resistance was examined in the laboratory by no-choice and choice feeding termite tests (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki) using four wood species: sapwood of Cryptomeria japonica D. Don, and heartwoods of Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco, Larix kaempferi (Lambert) Carriere, and Chamaecyparis obtusa Endl. The wood consumption rates in C. japonica and P. menziesii specimens were likely to increase with increases in gamma-irradiation levels, whereas little effect of gamma irradiation was seen in L. kaempferi and C. obtusa. Similar results were obtained in the two-choice test. The current results indicated that in the two-choice test with C. formosanus, 100-kGy-irradiated C. japonica and P. menziesii, which are not rich in antitermite substances, were eaten more than other wood samples with or without gamma irradiation. However, only C. japonica showed significant difference in termite feeding activity. The mass loss in 100-kGy-irradiated C. japonica was significantly higher in the multichoice test.

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    Noriaki Katsumata, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura, Kunio Tsunoda & Yuji Imamura

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Katsumata, N., Yoshimura, T., Tsunoda, K. et al. Termite feeding preference to four wood species after gamma irradiation. J Wood Sci 53, 361–364 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-006-0853-9

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