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1 August 2015 Sodium Fluoride for Protection of Wood Against Field Populations of Subterranean Termites
Chengyuan Pan, Chenzhi Wang
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Abstract

Sodium fluoride (NaF) is a wood preservative with fungicidal activity and antifeedant activity against termites. In this study, wood blocks of Pinus massoniana were treated with a 0.5% (wt/wt) aqueous solution of NaF, and placed in soil contact under field conditions to evaluate leachability of NaF and resistance to Reticulitermes flaviceps (Oshima). Fluoride leachate levels in soil from wood-soil locations were also determined. After 12-mo outdoor exposure, 91.54% of fluoride was leached from NaF-treated wood and fluoride retention of the wood was 154.28 µg/g wood. In NaF-treated wood-soil locations, soil fluoride residues were significantly higher than locations with the water-treated negative control. Termite activity (presence or occupation) on NaF-treated blocks was 6.25% which was significantly less than 40.00% activity on water-treated control blocks. The mass lost from the wood of NaF-treated blocks was 17.46% which was significantly less than the 45.21% loss from the water-treated blocks. The results show that fluoride is readily leachable from treated wood into surrounding soil. NaF treatment can reduce termite damage to wood under field conditions, and this compound should receive further consideration as a wood preservative to protect timber from termite damage.

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Chengyuan Pan and Chenzhi Wang "Sodium Fluoride for Protection of Wood Against Field Populations of Subterranean Termites," Journal of Economic Entomology 108(4), 2121-2124, (1 August 2015). https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tov175
Received: 20 April 2015; Accepted: 5 June 2015; Published: 1 August 2015
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KEYWORDS
leachability
resistance
sodium fluoride
subterranean termite
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