Timber : the EC Woodcare Project : studies of the behaviour, interrelationships and management of deathwatch beetles in historic buildings /

Timber : the EC Woodcare Project : studies of the behaviour, interrelationships and management of deathwatch beetles in historic buildings /

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Main Author: Ridout, Brian, 1946- (Author)

Corporate Author: English Heritage

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: London : James & James, 2001.

Series: English Heritage research transactions ; 4.

Subjects:

Architecture > Conservation and restoration.
Buildings > Repair and reconstruction.
Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration.
Insect pests.
Wood > Preservation.

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Call Number: TH1101 .T76

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Table of Contents:
  • Part I : Deathwatch beetle : Deathwatch beetle and its treatment : conclusions and some practical results from the Woodcare research programme / Brian V. Ridout.
  • Life Cycle and feeding habits : beetle behaviour in buildings and boxes / Steven R. Belmain, Monique S.J. Simmonds and Wally M. Blaney.
  • Finding a mate - tapping behaviour and deathwatch beetle communication, mate location and mate choice / Tristram Wyatt and Martin Birch.
  • The population dynamics of the deathwatch beetle, and how their mode of attack influences surface treatments : Westminster Hall, London / Brian V. Ridout.
  • Integrated pest management for the control of deathwatch beetles : trapping . Monique S.J. Simmonds, Steven R. Belmain and Wally M. Blaney.
  • The chemical control of deathwatch beetle / G. R. Coleman.
  • Part II : Fungi : Recent studies on the oak polypore "Donkioporia expansa" (Desm.) Kotl. & Pouz. / Colm P. Moore and Hubert T. Fuller.
  • The roles of location, age and fungal decay in the chemical composition of oak / Petra Esser and Albert Tas.
  • The effect of fungi on the growth of deathwatch beetle larvae and their ability to attack oak / Brian V. Ridout and E.A. Ridout.
  • Part III : Investigation : The acoustic detection of deathwatch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum) larvae in oak structural timbers / Piet van Staalduinen, Petra Esser and Jan de Jong.
  • Non-destructive location and assessment of structural timber / Robert Demaus.
  • Monitoring conditions and treatments of buildings : case studies from the Netherlands / Petra Esser and Jan de Jong.