A laboratory assessment of the natural durability of the lesser-utilised species Corynanthe pachyceras Welw. and Glyphaea brevis (Sprengel) Monachino against the marine wood borer Limnoria quadripunctata Holthius

authored by: K. Rosenbusch, L. M.S. Borges, S. M. Cragg, A. O. Rapp, A. J. Pitman
Abstract: Resistance of Corynanthe pachyceras Welw. and stained and unstained Glyphaea brevis (Sprengel) Monachino sapwood and heartwood to the crustacean wood borer Limnoria quadripunctata Holthius was assessed by measuring faecal pellet production and mortality following feeding over 2 weeks in the laboratory. Greatest resistance to feeding was seen in C. pachyceras sapwood and heartwood, with average daily production of 4.7 and 6.8 faecal pellets, respectively. Significantly more faecal pellets were produced by Limnoria tunnelling G. brevis, i.e. 23.3-37.3 pellets day^-1. There was no significant difference in pellet production between Limnoria feeding on stained versus unstained G. brevis. Greatest mortalities occurred in Limnoria feeding on stained G. brevis, suggesting that the stain is harmful on ingestion, and that the toxic components are not leached from the wood. Lower mortality was observed in C. pachyceras, but lowest mortality and greatest faecal pellet production were observed in reference Pinus sylvestris L. sapwood.
External Organisation(s): Universität Hamburg
University of Portsmouth
Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries
Buckinghamshire New University
Type: Article
Journal: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
Volume: 57
Pages: 71-74
No. of pages: 4
ISSN: 0964-8305
Publication date: 03.2006
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Microbiology, Biomaterials, Waste Management and Disposal
Sustainable Development Goals: SDG 14 - Life Below Water
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2005.11.005 (Access: Closed)