The prevention of borer attacks on hoop pine logs

Abstract

Five species of Platypodidae and two species of Scolytidae were responsible for damage to felled hoop pine logs confined to the rain-forest in the Killarney district during periods of wet weather. Replicated log protection experiments were conducted, mostly with K55 standard creosote, on a total of 127 logs involving 44,563 super. feet of timber. All non-creosote treatments reduced the intensity of borer attacks but were significantly inferior to creosote.