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Sauseng, 2013), which suggests that they
may also be capable of being trained to
detect timber pest beetles. It is likely that
any programmable electronic nose that
provides adequate service for both bed bugs
and termites may also be used successfully
to detect borer infestations.
In recent times many borers have become
less of an issue with the changes from air-
dried to kiln-dried and solid timber to
manufactured timber products. This,
coupled with improved ventilation and
structural design, should continue to see
the incidence of borers decline. With
advances in the chemical treatment of
timber, light organic solvent carriers for
surface coating of structural timber are
becoming widely available. New directions
in this fi eld such as the addition of silanes
to borates is making timber protection easier
than before (Palanti
et al
., 2012).
The challenge of climate change is one
factor that may play a role in making the
beetles widespread. Rather than a gradual
and even warming, we see warming with in-
creased variation, often with severe short-
term events. Such warming could spread
beetles into previously cold areas and will
increase beetle activity in cooler regions.
Also areas of decreased rainfall may result
in forest decline and standing timbers
becoming a large resource for beetles
(Costello
et al
., 2013). This area of research
will remain most critical in the future.
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