Abstract

The following insects were found to attack sawn timber and logs of rubber wood in Kerala: Dinoderus sp., Heterobostrychus aequalis, S. anale, S. conigerum, Phaenomerus sundevalli, Minthea rugicollis, Platypus latifinis, P. solidus and Xyleborus similis. Treatment of the wood with 10 boric acid equivalent (BAE) containing 0. 5 NaPCP (giving a final dry salt retention of 0. 4 BAE) gave protection against S. anale