The Susceptibility of Wood to Termite Attack

Abstract

It has already been shown by various workers that termites select certain kinds of wood for attack; Wigg (1946) has demonstrated the durability of some East African timbers at Morogoro, and Sangster (1942) has carried out similar work in Uganda. The following observations were made using logs cut from trees and shrubs commonly found in the thicket around Shinyanga, in the Lake Province of Tanganyika.