An overview of the economic importance and control of termites in plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular Malaysia

Both the plantation forestry and wood preservation industries in the tropical and subtropical belts of the world, exemplified by the humid equatorial Peninsular Malaysia, regard termites as major destructive pests of standing trees, various timber products and building timber structures. This paper...

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Main Authors:	Kirton, Laurence G., Wong, Andrew H.H, Kee, Suan Cheok
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IRGWP 2000
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences SD Forestry
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spelling	unimas-160802017-05-03T04:06:08Z http://ir.unimas.my/16080/ An overview of the economic importance and control of termites in plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular Malaysia Kirton, Laurence G. Wong, Andrew H.H Kee, Suan Cheok GE Environmental Sciences SD Forestry Both the plantation forestry and wood preservation industries in the tropical and subtropical belts of the world, exemplified by the humid equatorial Peninsular Malaysia, regard termites as major destructive pests of standing trees, various timber products and building timber structures. This paper is a compilation of information on these economically important structural pests encountered in both plantation forestry and the wood preservation industry in Malaysia, particularly the peninsula, and describes ongoing termite research activities to establish practical control strategies for tree and wood protection. IRGWP 2000 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/16080/1/An%20overview%20of%20the%20economic%20importance%20and%20control%20%28abstract%29.pdf Kirton, Laurence G. and Wong, Andrew H.H and Kee, Suan Cheok (2000) An overview of the economic importance and control of termites in plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular Malaysia. International Research Group on Wood Protection. ISSN 2000-8953 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288080841
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spellingShingle	GE Environmental Sciences SD Forestry Kirton, Laurence G. Wong, Andrew H.H Kee, Suan Cheok An overview of the economic importance and control of termites in plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular Malaysia
description	Both the plantation forestry and wood preservation industries in the tropical and subtropical belts of the world, exemplified by the humid equatorial Peninsular Malaysia, regard termites as major destructive pests of standing trees, various timber products and building timber structures. This paper is a compilation of information on these economically important structural pests encountered in both plantation forestry and the wood preservation industry in Malaysia, particularly the peninsula, and describes ongoing termite research activities to establish practical control strategies for tree and wood protection.
format	Article
author	Kirton, Laurence G. Wong, Andrew H.H Kee, Suan Cheok
author_facet	Kirton, Laurence G. Wong, Andrew H.H Kee, Suan Cheok
author_sort	Kirton, Laurence G.
title	An overview of the economic importance and control of termites in plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short	An overview of the economic importance and control of termites in plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full	An overview of the economic importance and control of termites in plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr	An overview of the economic importance and control of termites in plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	An overview of the economic importance and control of termites in plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort	overview of the economic importance and control of termites in plantation forestry and wood preservation in peninsular malaysia
publisher	IRGWP
publishDate	2000
url	http://ir.unimas.my/16080/ http://ir.unimas.my/16080/ http://ir.unimas.my/16080/1/An%20overview%20of%20the%20economic%20importance%20and%20control%20%28abstract%29.pdf
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An overview of the economic importance and control of termites in plantation forestry and wood preservation in Peninsular Malaysia

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