Detection and monitoring techniques of termites in buildings: A review

B Hassan, MA Nanda - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2024 - Elsevier
Termites are significant pests in many regions of the world, where they attack cellulose-
based material in buildings, trees, and crops. The most significant economic losses occur to …

Larvicidal activity of green synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles using Grevillea robusta Cunn. leaf extract against vector mosquitoes and their characterization

F Zargham, M Afzal, K Rasool, S Manzoor… - Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Extensive fumigation of synthetic pesticides to control the mosquito vector during each post-
monsoon season in Pakistan significantly enhanced the environmental contamination and …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of different plant derived oils as wood preservatives against subterranean termite Odontotermes obesus

S Ahmed, R Fatima, B Hassan - Maderas. Ciencia y tecnología, 2020 - SciELO Chile
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) …

Anti-Termitic Activity of Three Plant Extracts, Chlorpyrifos, and a Bioagent Compound (Protecto) against Termite Microcerotermes eugnathus Silvestri (Blattodea …

MZM Salem, MF Ali, MMA Mansour, HM Ali… - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The termite Microcerotermes eugnathus Silvestri (Blattodea, Termitidae)
showed structural damage in Bir al-Shaghala cemeteries located in the oasis of Dakhla …

Biological control of termites: a bibliometric and state-of-the-art review

CB Coêlho, ECG Araujo, ID dos Santos Brasil… - …, 2023 - periodicoscientificos.ufmt.br
Termites are considered pests and biological control is an environmentally friendly
alternative to reduce pesticide contamination. It was aimed with this study to compile the …

Wood color changes and termiticidal properties of teak heartwood extract used as a wood preservative

VF Brocco, JB Paes, LG Costa, GT Kirker, S Brazolin - Holzforschung, 2020 - degruyter.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate the change in colorimetric patterns and the termite
resistance of light-colored and low durability wood when impregnated with teak (Tectona …

Hexadecyl ammonium chloride amylose inclusion complex to emulsify cedarwood oil and treat wood against termites and wood-decay fungi

FJ Eller, WT Hay, GT Kirker, ME Mankowski… - International …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cedarwood oil (CWO) has a wide range of bioactivities, including insect repellency and
toxicity, as well as conferring resistance against termites and wood-decay fungi. In previous …

Synergistic effect of heartwood extracts in combination with linseed oil as wood preservatives against subterranean termite Heterotermes indicola (Blattodea …

B Hassan, S Ahmed, G Kirker, ME Mankowski… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Longitudinal variation of wood quality in the five forest species from Caatinga

FG Batista, RR de Melo, DT de Medeiros… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2020 - agraria.pro.br
O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar as características dendrométricas, químicas
ea variação da massa específica básica e teor de umidade (verde), na madeira de cinco …

Effect of biological degradation by termites on the abnormal leakage of buried HDPE pipes

XL Yang, SH Wang, Y Gong, ZG Yang - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Buried high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes are widely utilized to transport gas and
water due to its great shape flexibility, light weight and cost effectiveness. Because of the …