This work aims to study the appearances of damage and the treatment of a wooden object. It isn't an archaeological piece, but it was very interesting to study this object because of the spread of a remarkable pattern of insect damage throughout all the parts of the statue. What type of insect that...

This book with five parts divided into 22 chapters reviews current research on balancing commercial use with the range of ecosystem services delivered by boreal and temperate forests. The chapters survey advances in understanding forest ecophysiology, including mechanisms of root and canopy...

Pyrolytic oil and its toxicity were evaluated against wood decay termite using Boscia angustifolia wood. The wood samples prepared to size 2x2x6 cm were soaked for 72 h in light, heavy and mixed pyrolytic oil. The absorption rate after soaking and the weight loss after exposure to termite were...

The United Nations estimates the rate of deforestation over 10 million hectares per year, with additional infested wood available due to drought, bark beetle calamity and other damage vectors. Processing the hard-to-reach infested wood into biochar via mobile pyrolysis units seems to be a good...

The study on the efficiency of cajuput wood vinegar on the Melaleuca cajuputi (Myrtaceae) wood protection from Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) infestation was carried out by treated 10%, 15% and 30% of cajuput wood vinegar into M. cajuputi wood under -750 mmHg of vacuum...

Eremanthus erythropappus hosts globoid stem galls induced by Neolasioptera sp. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) close to the stem apex, which do not compromise the shoot apical meristem (SAM). We hypothesize that maintenance of the SAM, as well as the increasing number of leaves per branch and of galled...

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, is the worst pest for strawberries among all arthropod pests in Iran. In this study, essential oils from the flowering branches and fruits of the chinaberry, Melia azedarach L. were analysed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the...

Plant decomposition is an essential component of forest ecosystems. Wood-feeding cockroaches are responsible for the decomposition of rotten logs. However, the ecology of wood-feeding cockroaches is not well understood. To understand how they decompose rotten logs in the gallery inside the logs, it ...

In this study, the biodegradation of wood and chemical changes caused by the Hylotrupes bajulus beetle were revealed for the first time using FTIR spectroscopy. In the study, Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), fir (Abies nordmanniana), and spruce (Picea orientalis) wood species were exposed to damage...