Volume 3, Issue 1 · IJARST · ISSN 2319-1783 / 2320-1126

Evaluation of Colemanite against Wood-Destroying Insects

Evaluation of Colemanite against Wood-Destroying Insects is an open-access, peer-reviewed research paper by Aparna Kalawate1 and K.Ch. Varadarajulu2*, published in Volume 3, Issue 1 of the International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Technology (IJARST), a UGC-approved journal (Print ISSN 2319-1783, Online ISSN 2320-1126).

Author

Aparna Kalawate1 and K.Ch. Varadarajulu2*

Abstract

Colemanite is hydrated calcium borate hydroxide and a borate mineral found in evaporate deposits of alkaline lacustrine environments. It is a secondary mineral that forms by alternation of borax and ulexite. As this chemical is less toxic to human beings and other organisms, it was chosen to assess its efficacy against various wood destroying insects. Colemanite at 1% concentration is the lethal dose found in the present investigation to make plywood free from wood destroying insects. In India, this is the first report where colemanite is used in the preservation of plywood.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.62226/ijarst20140184

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Aparna Kalawate1 and K.Ch. Varadarajulu2* — “Evaluation of Colemanite against Wood-Destroying Insects.” International Journal of Advanced Research in Science and Technology (IJARST), Volume 3, Issue 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.62226/ijarst20140184.

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