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DR BERHAN AHMED



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Organization: Forest and Ecosystem Science
Position: RESEARCH FELLOW - FWPRDC PN02.3700
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Homepage: http://www.forestscience.unimelb.edu.au/people/staff/berhan_ahmed/index.html
Work: 8344 8084
Building: Institute Of Land And Food Resources
Campus: Parkville

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
BIOASSAY EXTRACTING EXTRACTIVES FROM E REGNANS AND SCREENING THE MAIN EXTRACTIVES INCORPORATED WITH DIFFERENT SUBSTRATE FOR A TERMITE LABORATORY BIOASSAY CHOICE TEST Chief Investigator PCT INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD 01/06/2005
PROTOCOL OF LABORATORY BIOASSAYS TO EVALUATE A BAIT TOXICANT AND BAIT ATTRACTANTS IN A BAIT-DELIVERY SYSTEM TO CONTROL RHINOTERMITID TERMITES Chief Investigator PCT INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD 11/10/2006

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Biodeterioration of treated Pinus radiata timber by Australian decay fungi and the termite Coptotermes acinaciformis in laboratory bioassays and field conditions
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Holzforschung
    Volume: 61
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 207-213
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Laboratory evaluation comparing three commercial termite baits based on chitin synthesis inhibitor (CSIs) against the subterranean termites Coptotermes acinaciformis (Froggatt) and Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 38th Annual Meeting
    Conference Publication: The International Research Group on Wood Protection 38th Annual Meeting
    Page numbers: 1-12
    Publisher: IRG Secretariate(Stockholm)
    Author(s):
  • The effect of high and low boron soils on foraging termite behaviours and their metabolic system
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 38th Annual Meeting
    Conference Publication: The International Research Group on Wood Protection 38th Annual Meeting
    Page numbers: 1-17
    Publisher: IRG Secretariate(Stockholm)
    Author(s):

Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Future termite control requires partnerships between industry, government and people (Isoptera)
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Sociobiology
    Volume: 48
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 1-21
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  • The "wire-loop slicing technique " for the rapid field collection of large numbers of Coptotermes acinaciformis termites from above-ground mound colonies
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Sociobiology
    Volume: 48
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 1-6
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • B AHMED, J HANN, S PRZEWLOKA, P VINDEN, P BLACKWELL and P PLEWS (2006)

    One year performance of graveyard stakes in the Northern Territory of Australia

    International Research Group on Wood Preservation Do No IRG/WP/06-30398, 1-9


    Year: 2006
    Event name: International Research Group on Wood Preservation
    Conference Publication: International Research Group on Wood Preservation
    Page numbers: 1-9
    Publisher: IRG Secretariate(Stockholm)
    Author(s):

Reports

  • Protection for whole-of-house timbers from subterranean termites
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Forest & Wood Products Research & Development Corporation
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • A case for adopting a standardised protocol of field and laboratory bioassays to evaluate a potential soil termiticide.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Sociobiology
    Volume: 46
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 551-562
    Publisher: California State University, Chico, Department of Biological Sciences
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  • Report and recommendations of the National Termite Workshop held in Melbourne, 17 April 2002
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
    Volume: 56
    Page numbers: 69-74
    Publisher: Elsevier(Oxford)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Laboratory and field evaluation of Plasmite Reticulation System using bifenthrin as a chemical barrier within wall cavities against subterranean termites.
    Year: 2005
    Event name: International Research Group on Wood Protection
    Conference Publication: The International Research Group on Wood Protection
    Page numbers: 1-9
    Publisher: IRG Secretariate(Stockholm)
    Author(s):
  • Protection for whole-of-house timbers from subterranean termites in Australia
    Year: 2005
    Event name: International Research Group on Wood Protection
    Conference Publication: The International Research Group on Wood Protection
    Page numbers: 1-14
    Publisher: IRG Secretariate(Stockholm)
    Author(s):

Reports

  • Conveyor belt treatment of wood - final report

    Forest & Wood Products Research & Development (FWPRDC) PN02.3700

    Soft copy evidence of this document is available from the author or the FWPRDC upon request.

     


    Year: 2005
    Publisher: Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation (FWPRDC)(Melbourne)
    Authors:

  • Conveyor belt treatment of wood - milestone 8 report. One year performance report for graveyard stakes test in NT. Forest & Wood Products Research & Development (FWPRDC) PN02.3700

    Soft copy evidence of this report is avaiable from the author or the FWPRDC upon request.


    Year: 2005
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Evaluation of barate formulations as wood preservatives control subterranean termites in Australia
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Holzforschung
    Volume: 58
    Page numbers: 446-454
    Publisher: Walter de Gruyter(Berlin)
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  • Review of Remedial and Preventative Methods to Protect Timber in Service from Attack by Subterranean Termites in Australia
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Sociobiology
    Volume: 44
    Page numbers: 297-312
    Publisher: California State University, Chico, Department of Biological Sciences
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Report on the efficacy and performance of the insecticide pyrazole in H2 level field trial. 
    Year: 2004
    Event name: 35th Annual meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Protection
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the International research group on wood protection
    Page numbers: 1
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Laboratory and field evaluation of granite aggregate as a physical barrier against subterranean Termites of the genus Coptotermes spp. (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Sociobiology
    Volume: 42
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 129-149
    Publisher: California State University, Chico, Department of Biological Sciences
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • A case for adopting a standardised protocol of field and laboratory bioassays to evaluate a potential soil termiticide.
    Year: 2003
    Event name: International Research Group of Wood Preservation
    Conference Publication: International Research Group of Wood Preservation
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: International Research Group of Wood Preservation(Melbourne)
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  • Estimation of oral toxicity of boron as a bait toxicant and the trophallactic effects between individual members of termite colonies.
    Year: 2003
    Event name: International Research Group of Wood Preservation
    Conference Publication: International Research Group of Wood Preservation
    Page numbers: 1-16
    Publisher: International Research Group of Wood Preservation(Melbourne)
    Author(s):
  • Report and recommendations of the National Termite Workshop held in Melbourne on the 17 April 2002. International Research Group on Wood Preservation.
    Year: 2003
    Event name: International Research Group of Wood Preservation
    Conference Publication: International Research Group of Wood Preservation
    Page numbers: 1-11
    Publisher: International Research Group of Wood Preservation(Melbourne)
    Author(s):

Reports

  • Conveyor belt treatment of wood - milestone 6 report. Evaluation of a novel wood rpeservative for biological efficacy (fungicidal) in treated timber.

    Forest & Wood Products Research & Development Corporation (FWPRDC) PN02.3700

    Soft copy evidence of this document is available from the author or the FWPRDC upon request.


    Year: 2003
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Boron protection of simulated wooden houses against Coptotermes acinaciformis (Froggatt) (Isoptera:Rhinotermitidae) in an accelerated field simulator
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Material und Organismen
    Volume: 33
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 289-318
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Reports

  • Designing Smarter Buildings
    Year: 2002
    Customer: Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation
    Publisher: Institute of Land and Food Resources, The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2001

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Laboratory evaluation of borate formulations as wood preservatives to control subterranean termites of the Coptotermes acinaciformis (Isoptera Rhinotermitidae) in Australia
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 32nd International Research Group on Wood Preservation
    Conference Publication: 32nd International Research Group on Wood Preservation Do No IRG/WP/01-30266
    Page numbers: 1-11
    Publisher: International Research Group of Wood Preservation(Melbourne)
    Author(s):
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