Accoya wood proves resistant to termites

Titan Wood's Accoya wood has produced good results against standard termite testing in the US.

Testing, completed at leading institutions such as Louisiana State University and Mississippi State University, followed the testing protocols of the American Wood Protection Association.

Testing was completed using the aggressive Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermes formosanus, and the more common Reticulitermes flavipes.

This testing confirmed that Accoya wood is less susceptible to termite attack, which also resulted in more termite deaths.

After reviewing results from testing carried out at Mississippi State University's Forest Products Laboratory and Louisiana State University's School of Renewable Natural Resources, Matthew Roberts, an expert in wood durability, said: 'Accoya wood offers outstanding durability against the most destructive of termites, having more than 20-times the resilience of untreated wood.

Accoya wood has high durability in even the harshest of conditions, without the need for toxic additives or ongoing wood treatments.

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