Highlights•Several defensive features of wood pose challenges to wood-feeding
termites.•Lignin and secondary metabolites appear as the most important defensive …

The study assessed the effect of jatropha, linseed, eucalyptus, neem and jojoba oils on
protection of three wood species (Acacia nilotica, Dalbergia sissoo and Pinus wallichiana) …

The western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, is a major invasive pest of commercially
important crops worldwide. We compared the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) …

This study evaluated the effect of wood extracts from Tectona grandis, Dalbergia sissoo,
Cedrus deodara, and Pinus roxburghii combined with linseed oil as protectants of two non …

This study evaluated the natural durability of seven imported hardwoods Bangkirai (Shorea
laevis), Burckella (Burckella.), Ipe (Handroanthus.), Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata.), Kempas …

Antitermitic potential of heartwood extractives of five Malaysian wood species against the
subterranean termite, Coptotermes gestroi was investigated in laboratory experiments …

Heartwood extract from white mulberry (Morus alba L.)(Rosales: Moraceae) were
investigated for antitermitic activity against Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar)(Blattodea …

To avoid the use of toxic synthetic chemicals due to their potential environmental impacts,
the feasibility of using heartwood extracts of Tectona grandis and Cedrus deodara as wood …

Choice and no-choice tests were run to evaluate natural resistance of the woods of two
Morus species (Morus alba and Morus nigra) against the subterranean, Heterotermes …

Simple Summary Wood is a sustainable building material with a wide range of applications.
Being of biological origin, wood is subject to degradation by several organisms, including …