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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TERMITES 1955-60: SUBJECTS — SNYDER 



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caused by either subterranean termites 

 or decay. Use of even small amount 

 wood preservatives worth while; copper 

 component desirable.) 



Isherwood, H. R., 1957, pp. 32-33. (U.S., 

 pressure-treated wood in home mechani- 

 cal termite control.) 



Jackson, W. F., 1957, pp. 49-50. (Malaya, 

 termite resistance test on resin-bonded 

 wood waste containing BHC.) 



Klem, G. G., 1957, pp. 20A-21A. (U.S., new 

 method for testing.) 



Lund, A. E., 1957, pp. 363-367. (U.S., accel- 

 erated study, wood preservatives reten- 

 tions — water-borne — used to determine 

 approximate threshold killing concentra- 

 tions for subterranean termites.) 



1958, pp. 1-9. (U.S., relationship subter- 

 ranean termite attack to varying reten- 

 tions water-borne preservatives, from 

 0.500 lb. per cu. ft. for copper-zinc com- 

 pound to 0.031 lb. per cu. ft. for copper- 

 arsenic preservative.) 



1959, pp. 220-223. (U.S., Douglas fir ply- 

 wood treated resistant.) 



Lund, H. O., 1959, pp. 533-534- (U.S., 

 Georgia, laboratory tests prove Reticuli- 

 termes flavipes can build tubes over wood 

 treated by pressure or soaking with creo- 

 sote, osmose salts, Wolman salts, and 

 copper naphthenate.) 

 i960, pp. 32, 34, 36. (U.S., Georgia, tests 

 show termites can tunnel over wood 

 freshly treated with creosote, copper naph- 

 thenate, Wolman salts, osmose salts 

 within a month; or over wood treated 

 24 months with pentachlorophenol; 16 

 months with copperized chromated zinc 

 chloride.) 

 1961, pp. 63-64. (U.S., termites built tun- 

 nels to top of wood treated with Osmose 

 in 9 days; over creosoted wood in 19 

 days; wood protected with copper naph- 

 thenate spanned in 27 days; with Wol- 

 man salts 28 days; copperized chromated 

 zinc chloride 16 months; with penta- 

 chlorophenol 24 months.) 



Martinez, J. B., 1952, pp. 1-550. (Conserva- 

 tion of wood, studies of oleaginous anti- 

 septics.) 



Mellan, L., and Mellan, E., 1956, pp. 1-150. 

 (Dictionary of poisons, wood preserva- 

 tives included.) 



Merrick, G. D., 1955, pp. 319-352. (U.S., 

 quantity of wood treated and preserva- 

 tives used in 1954, 250.7 million cu. ft., 

 14% less than in 1953.) 



1956, pp. 289-320. (U.S., 3% more treated 

 wood used in 1955 than in 1954.) 



IO -57> PP- 281-314. (U.S., industry produc- 

 tion in 1956 4% over 1955.) 



1958, pp. 259-293. (U.S., 16.6 million cu. 

 ft., or 6.5% more wood treated in 1957 

 than in 1956, use creosote increased 4%, 

 pentachlorophenol decreased 9%.) 



J 959> PP- 253-287. (U.S., in 1958 volume 

 wood treated the smallest in many years, 

 a decrease of 15% from 1957, only 232.8 

 million cu. ft., a decrease of 41.7 million 

 cu. ft. from 1957. Use of liquid preserva- 

 tives declined 18%. Creosote decreased 

 14%, creosote petroleum 26%, creosote 

 coal tar 18%, creosote pentachlorophenol 

 solutions increased to 2.3 million gal., 

 pentachlorophenol decreased 3%. Water- 

 borne preservatives decreased except 

 Tanalith and Osmosalts, former increased 

 1%, latter 2%. Creosote or creosote solu- 

 tions used for 76% of all treated wood, 

 pentachlorophenol 16%; others 8%. 95% 

 treatments by pressure. Preservative- 

 treated lumber and timber decreased 



7%-) 

 i960, pp. 249-283. (U.S., the volume of 

 wood products treated by the wood-pre- 

 serving industry in 1959 was 214.5 million 

 cu. ft, a decrease of 18.5 million cu. ft. 

 or almost 8% from 1958, and to the low- 

 est level since 1935. Changes from 1958 

 are: poles +6%, crossties —29%, lum- 

 ber and timbers +13%, fence posts 

 + 6%, piles —9%, switch ties —33%, 

 cross arms +6%, miscellaneous +3%. 

 The use of liquid preservatives de- 

 creased 12 million gal. or 6%, while the 

 use of solids increased 3.8 million lb., or 

 18% 



The use of creosote decreased 7%, creo- 

 sote in pentachlorophenol-creosote solu- 

 tions more than tripled; the use of penta- 

 chlorophenol increased nearly 19%; the 

 use of all water-borne preservatives except 

 Minalith increased.) 



Meyer, F. J., and Spalding, D. H., 1958, 

 pp. 1-10. (U.S., treatments for fiber- 

 board, hardboard, particle board.) 



Moore, R. F., 1958, pp. 6, 8. (U.S., New 

 Orleans, La., $60,000 plantation home, 

 southern yellow pine, umbrella roof, well 

 above ground, wood pressure preserved 

 with 8 lb. pentachlorophenol per cu. ft., 

 Ricciuti Associates.) 



Page, R. H., 1958, pp. 7, 14. (U.S., Georgia, 

 Georgia Forestry Commission and U.S. 

 Forest Service adopt recommendations 



