Timber Pests and Diseases
eBook - PDF

Timber Pests and Diseases

Pergamon Series of Monographs on Furniture and Timber

  1. 292 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Timber Pests and Diseases

Pergamon Series of Monographs on Furniture and Timber

About this book

Timber Pests and Diseases is an updated version of an earlier work entitled Dry Rot and Other Timber Troubles, which is out of print. The opportunity was taken to revise the text throughout, bringing it up to date and including the results of recent research work. A new chapter on Termites has been included. Detailed reference to wood preservatives has been omitted as modern works dealing with this subject have recently been published. The book begins with a discussion of the economic impact of timber pests and disease. Separate chapters cover the nature of wood; the causes of deterioration in timber; fungal decay; discolorations or staining in timber; destruction caused by wood-boring insects: Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera; and destruction of wood by Isoptera (termites). Subsequent chapters deal with diseases of standing trees; the care of timber after felling and conversion; the decay of timber in buildings; the protection of timber in farm and garden; decay in ships, boats and marine works; and decay in vehicles, aircraft, poles, mining timbers, cooling towers, packing-cases, fibreboards, plywood, etc.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Timber Pests and Diseases by W. P. K. Findlay, Jack Kape in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Engineering General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Timber Pests and Diseases
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Preface
  7. CHAPTER 1. Economic Significance of Timber Pests and Diseases
  8. CHAPTER 2. The Nature of Wood
  9. CHAPTER 3. Causes of Deterioration in Timber
  10. CHAPTER 4. Fungal Decay
  11. CHAPTER 5. Discolorations, Stains and Blemishes
  12. CHAPTER 6 Destruction of Wood by Insects 1
  13. CHAPTER 7. Destruction of Wood by Insects 2. Isoptera (Termites)
  14. CHAPTER 8. Diseases of Standing Trees
  15. CHAPTER 9. Care of Timber after Felling and Conversion
  16. CHAPTER 10. Decay of Timber in Buildings
  17. CHAPTER 11. Protection of Timber in Farm and Garden
  18. CHAPTER 12. Decay in Ships, Boats and Marine Works
  19. CHAPTER 13. Decay in Vehicles, Aircraft, Poles, Mining Timbers, Cooling Towers, Packing-cases, Fibreboards, Plywood, etc.
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index/Glossary