Timber Pests and Diseases

Timber Pests and Diseases is an updated version of an earlier work entitled Dry Rot and Other Timber Troubles, which is out of print. The opportunity was taken to revise the text throughout, bringing it up to date and including the results of recent research work. A new chapter on Termites has been included. Detailed reference to wood preservatives has been omitted as modern works dealing with this subject have recently been published. The book begins with a discussion of the economic impact of timber pests and disease. Separate chapters cover the nature of wood; the causes of deterioration in timber; fungal decay; discolorations or staining in timber; destruction caused by wood-boring insects: Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera; and destruction of wood by Isoptera (termites). Subsequent chapters deal with diseases of standing trees; the care of timber after felling and conversion; the decay of timber in buildings; the protection of timber in farm and garden; decay in ships, boats and marine works; and decay in vehicles, aircraft, poles, mining timbers, cooling towers, packing-cases, fibreboards, plywood, etc.

List of Illustrations

Preface

1 Economic Significance of Timber Pests and Diseases

2 The Nature of Wood

3 Causes of Deterioration in Timber

4 Fungal Decay

5 Discolorations, Stains and Blemishes

6 Destruction of Wood by Insects 1. Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera

7 Destruction of Wood by Insects 2. Isoptera (Termites)

8 Diseases of Standing Trees

9 Care of Timber after Felling and Conversion

10 Decay of Timber in Buildings

11 Protection of Timber in Farm and Garden

12 Decay in Ships, Boats and Marine Works

13 Decay in Vehicles, Aircraft, Poles, Mining Timbers, Cooling Towers, Packing-cases, Fiberboards, Plywood, etc.

Bibliography

Index/Glossary