Biological Habits of Wood Destroying Insects and Its Relation toEnvironmentally Friendlier Control

ABSTRACT

Using poisonous or toxic materials that will possibly contaminate our environment have been world-widely minimized or even banned. For termite control for examples, using insecticides containing chlorhydrocabon, pentachlorphenol, and arsenical salt (CCA) have been banned in many countries because these chemicals are not only highly toxic but also very persistent. Recent information showed that extensive using CCA salts for wood preservation in the US have caused serious problem to recycle or discharge about 12 million3 wood debris caused by hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005 that contains about 1740 metric tons of this chemical. European Community has also declared to reduce using VOCs, including using wood preservatives and wood finishing materials containing or generating the volatile compounds through their Directive 13/CE in 1999. Control of wood destroying insects is now changed. This paper highlights about important roles of studying biological habits of wood destroying insects to control the pests appropriately. Environmental approaches should or must be considered to control the wood destroying insects. A treatment for the insects must be effective enough but without causing our environmental damage. Cutting or disturbing of biological habits of the insects is now more preferable rather than poisoning using insecticides. Having enough information about biological habits of each insect will be useful for such environmentally friendlier control. Important role concerning biological habits of these insect pests and its appropriate controls is here reviewed.

Keywords: Powderpost beetles, ambrosia beetles, termites, preservatives, termite elimination

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Proceeding INAFOR (International Conference Of Indonesia forestry researchers) 2011

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: ., 2012

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320-331

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English

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978-979-8452-45-1

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