dry-wood termite


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Noun1.dry-wood termite - any of various termites that live in and feed on dry wood that is not connected with the soil
termite, white ant - whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
Cryptotermes brevis, powder-post termite - extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions
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Evaluation of the temperature and relative humidity preferences of the western dry-wood termite Incisitermes minor (Hagen) using acoustic emission (AE) monitoring.
Using Acoustic Emission Technique to Detect Termite Activities in Wood: Laboratory Experiment
Feeding responses of the western dry-wood termite Incisitermes minor (Hagan) (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) against ten commercial timbers.
Prediction of the decay and termite resistance of Western red cedar heartwood
Laboratory tests report both high and low resistance to brown and white rot fungi; also variously reported to be very susceptible to dry-wood termite attack; and also vulnerable to powder-post beetle attack." The USDA compares properties it to mahogany in weathering properties and consider it suitable for all types of construction "where durability is not a factor."
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Comparison of the behavioral and physiological responses to humidity of five species of dry-wood termites, Cryptotermes species.
Survival of termites (Isoptera) exposed to various levels of relative humidity (RH) and water availability, and their RH preferences
Hence, there are few studies about the resistance of thermally modified wood to termites attack (MBURU et al., 2007; MOMOHARA et al., 2003), and least have involved dry-wood termites (PESSOA et al., 2006).
Resistance of thermally modified Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex maiden wood to deterioration by dry-wood termites (Cryptotermes Sp.)/Resistencia da madeira modificada termicamente de Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex maiden ao termita de madeira seca Cryptotermes sp
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