Detecting wood-boring insects: Electronic device developed as aid in locating insects destructive to timber and wood products
Authors
Roy J. PenceS. J. Magasin
R. G. Nordberg
Publication Information
Hilgardia 8(11):5-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v008n11p5. November 1954.
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Abstract
The footsteps of a single drywood termite can be heard with a listening device designed as a tool for use in research.
Pence R, Magasin S, Nordberg R. 1954. Detecting wood-boring insects: Electronic device developed as aid in locating insects destructive to timber and wood products. Hilgardia 8(11):5-5. DOI:10.3733/ca.v008n11p5
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