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Fresh wood insects and dry wood insects
Wood has a complex structure. Each species of wood, whether hardwood or softwood, has a…
Families of wood-eating insects: the Beetle, the Woodwatch
The Large and Small Beetles, wood eaters The furniture beetle is awood-eating insect belonging to the Anobiidae family.…
Merula, a fearsome wood-eating fungus
Merula, or Serpula Lacrymans, is a wood-eating fungus. It metabolises the cellulose and breaks up…
Families of wood-eating insects – The capricorn beetle
The house longhorn beetle or Hylotrupes bajulus is the larvalwood-eating insect most often found on dry wood. This…
Gel solutions for wood preservation
Wood professionals are increasingly appreciating the use of wood treatment products in gel form. What is…
Lignivorous fungi
Blue stain fungi These fungi develop in wood with very high humidity, above 30%. These…
The termite mound: a “burrow” of genius
Termite mounds have fascinated entomologists, scientists and architects for many years… Let’s see why the…
Hesperophane : An unwelcome guest
The Hesperophane beetle, a cousin of the capricorn beetle, also known as the hardwood capricorn…
Cellar coniophore: let’s combat this fungus!
As well as wood-eating insects, wood also needs to be protected from the proliferation and…
Merula: development and effective treatment
Also known as “cubic rot”,this fungus is in most cases a consequence of the presence of dampness in a…
What is an alkyd resin ?
Groupe Berkem has been designing high value-added alkyd resins adapted to the requirements of glycerophthalic…
Wood-eating insects
Wood-eating insects are a family of insects whose larvae feed mainly on the cellulose contained…
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