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Madison, WI 53726-2398
Phone: (608) 231-9200
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Mark Mankowski, E.

Durability and Wood Protection Research
Unit: FPL-4723
Research Entomologist
Starkville, MS
United States

Phone: 662-338-3124
mark.e.mankowski@usda.gov

Below are the 29 US Forest Service publications sorted by year. You may re-sort the list by: Title, Date Posted, Category, Publication or Year.

Publication Year: 2020
 
Title: Relationship between attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of western juniper and natural resistance to fungal and termite attack
Source: Holzforschung. 74(3): 246-259.
Author(s) Lipeh, Shahlinney ; Schimleck, Laurence R.; Mankowski, Mark E., E. .; McDonald, Armando G.; Morrell, Jeffrey J.
Year: 2020   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Synergistic effect of heartwood extracts in combination with linseed oil as wood preservatives against subterranean termite Heterotermes indicola (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(3): 3076-3085.
Author(s) Hassan, Babar ; Ahmed, Sohail ; Kirker, Grant ; Mankowski, Mark E., E. .; Misbah ul Haq, Muhammad
Year: 2020   view abstract, download publication »
Publication Year: 2019
 
Title: Ex-situ performance of extracts from naturally durable heartwood species and their potential as wood preservatives
Source: European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 77(5): 869-878.
Author(s) Hassan, Babar ; Mankowski, Mark E.; Kirker, Grant ; Ahmed, Sohail ; Bishell, Amy
Year: 2019   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Guidelines for the selection and use of pressure-treated wood
Source: FS Pub
Author(s) Lebow, Stan; Tang, Juliet; Kirker, Grant T.; Mankowski, Mark , E. .
Year: 2019   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Properties of composite wood panels fabricated from Eastern redcedar employing various bio-based green adhesives
Source: BioResources. 14(3): 6666-6685.
Author(s) Tisserat, Brent ; Eller, Fred J.; Mankowski, Mark E., E. .
Year: 2019   view abstract, download publication »
Title: The use of boron rods as a boron source for dual treated timber
Source: In: Proceedings, One Hundred Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the American Wood Protection Association. Volume 115. Birmingham Alabama: American Wood Protection Association: 44-50.
Author(s) Mankowski, Mark; Kirker, Grant ; Lebow, Stan ; Renfroe, James ; Morrell, Jeffrey J.
Year: 2019   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Toxicity potential of heartwood extractives from two mulberry species against Heterotermes indicola
Source: Maderas. Ciencia y tecnología. 21(2): 153-162.
Author(s) Hassan, Babar ; Ahmed, Sohail ; Mehmood, Nasir ; Mankowski, Mark , E. .; Misbah-ul-Haq, Muhammad
Year: 2019   view abstract, download publication »
Publication Year: 2018
 
Title: Antioxidant effects of four heartwood extractives on midgut enzyme activity in Heterotermes indicola (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)
Source: Environmental Entomology. 47(3): 741-748.
Author(s) Hassan, Babar; Ahmed, Sohail; Kirker, Grant; Mankowski, Mark E, E. .; Misbah-ul-Haq, Muhammad
Year: 2018   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Carpenter ant-microbe interactions
Source: In: Proceedings, 2018 National Conference on Urban Entomology and Invasive Pest Ant Conference. Cary, N.C.: 43-46.
Author(s) Mankowski, Mark E., E. .; Morrell, Jeffrey J.
Year: 2018   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Durability of mass timber structures: a review of the biological risks
Source: Wood and Fiber Science. 50: 110-127.
Author(s) Wang, J.Y. ; Stirling, R. ; Morris, Paul I; Taylor, A. ; Lloyed, J. ; Kirker, G. ; Lebow, S. ; Mankowski, M.E.
Year: 2018   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Effects of Teak, Tectona grandis Linn, heartwood extractives against Heterotermes indicola (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
Source: Proceedings, IRG annual meeting. The International Research Group on Wood Protection. 1-16.
Author(s) Hassan, Babar ; Ahmed, Sohail ; Mankowski, Mark , E. .; Kirker, Grant ; Ibach, Rebecca ; Misbah ul Haq, Muhammad
Year: 2018   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Effects of White Mulberry (Morus alba) Heartwood Extract Against Reticulitermes flavipes (Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae)
Source: Journal of Economic Entomology. 111(3): 1337-1345.
Author(s) Hassan, B ; Mankowski, M , E. .; Kirker, G ; Clausen, C ; Ahmed, S.
Year: 2018   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Hexadecyl ammonium chloride amylose inclusion complex to emulsify cedarwood oil and treat wood against termites and wood-decay fungi
Source: International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 129: 95-101.
Author(s) Eller, F.J.; Hay, W.T.; Kirker, G.T.; Mankowski, M.E., E. .; Sellling, G.W.
Year: 2018   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Incising and site effects on long-term durability of pressure-treated refractory wood species
Source: In: McCown, C.; Branton, K., eds. Proceedings, one hundred fourteenth annual meeting of the American wood protection association. Birmingham, AL: American Wood Protection Association: 138-148.
Author(s) Mankowski, Mark E., E. .; Lebow, Stan ; Kirker, Grant
Year: 2018   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Northeastern United States species treated with copper-based preservatives: Durability in mississippi stake tests
Source: Maderas: Ciencia y tecnología. 20(3): 359-368.
Author(s) Lebow, Stan T.; Arango, Rachel A.; Lebow, Patricia K.; Kirker, Grant T.; Mankowski, Mark E., E. .; Halverson, Steven A.
Year: 2018   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Ongoing field evaluation of Douglas-fir cross-laminated timber in a ground proximity protected test in Mississippi
Source: In: Proceedings, one hundred fourteenth annual meeting of the American wood protection association. Birmingham, AL: American Wood Protection Association: 132-137.
Author(s) Mankowski, Mark E., E. .; Shelton, Thomas G.; Kirker, Grant ; Morrell, Jeffrey J.
Year: 2018   view abstract, download publication »
Title: USDA FS report: 80 years of termiticide testing
Source: Pest Management Professional. May 2018. 70-76.
Author(s) Shelton, Thomas ; Fye, Donald ; Tang, Juliet ; Mankowski, Mark , E. .
Year: 2018   view abstract, download publication »
Publication Year: 2017
 
Title: Comparison of performance of wood extractives as preservatives in field tests against termites and decay in the USA and Pakistan
Source: In: Proceedings, one hundred thirteenth annual meeting of the American wood protection association. Las Vegas, NV: April 9-11. 9 p.
Author(s) Hassan, Babar; Ahmed, Sohail; Mankowski, Mark, E. .; Kirker, Grant
Year: 2017   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Effects of heartwood extractives on symbiotic protozoan communities and mortality in two termite species
Source: International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 123: 27-36.
Author(s) Hassan, Babar; Mankowski, Mark E., E. .; Kirker, Grant; Ahmed, Sohail
Year: 2017   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Long term durability of solid heartwood stakes treated with ACA or CCA
Source: In: Proceedings, one hundred thirteenth annual meeting of the American wood protection association. Las Vegas, NV: April 9-11. 13 p.
Author(s) Mankowski, Mark E., E. .; Lebow, Stan; Kirker, Grant; Gjovik, Lee
Year: 2017   view abstract, download publication »
Title: USFS termiticide report: a new era for termiticide tests
Source: Pest Management Professional, May 2017. pp. 4.
Author(s) Shelton, Thomas; Fye, Donald; Tang, Juliet; Mankowski, Mark , E. .
Year: 2017   view abstract, download publication »
Publication Year: 2016
 
Title: Antitermitic Activities of Shisham (Dalbergia Sissoo Roxb.) Heartwood Extractives against two Termite Species
Source: Proceedings IRG Annual Meeting (ISSN 2000-8953), IRG/WP 16-10856, THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP ON WOOD PROTECTION
Author(s) Hassan, Barbar; Mankowski, Mark ; Kirker, Grant T.; Ahmed, Sohail; ul Haq, Muhammad Misbah
Year: 2016   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Comprehensive overview of FPL field testing conducted in the tropics (1945-2005)
Source: 2016 Proceedings of the American Wood Protection Association. American Wood Protection Association: 210-217.
Author(s) Kirker, Grant T.; Lebow, Stan L.; Mankowski, Mark E., E. .
Year: 2016   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Effects of permethrin treated wood on the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and comparison of solvent extraction for HPLC analysis of permethrin in wood
Source: Proceedings, American wood protection association annual meeting 2016. Vol. 112. 77-83.
Author(s) Mankowski, Mark, E. .; Boyd, Blossie; Webb, Geoffrey
Year: 2016   view abstract, download publication »
Title: GC-MS Characterizations of Termiticidal Heartwood Extractives from Wood Species Utilized in Pakistan
Source: IRG Annual Meeting (ISSN 2000-8953) IRG/WP 16-10857, THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP ON WOOD PROTECTION, Section 1 Biology.
Author(s) Mankowski, Mark ; Boyd, Blossie; Hassan, Barbar; Kirker, Grant T.
Year: 2016   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Laboratory evaluations of woods from Pakistan and their extractives against Postia placenta and Trametes versicolor
Source: Proceedings IRG Annual Meeting (ISSN 2000-8953), IRG/WP 16-10860 THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP ON WOOD PROTECTION, Section 1 Biology.
Author(s) Mankowski, Mark ; Hassan, Barbar; Blodgett, Amy; Kirker, Grant T.
Year: 2016   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Termiticide testing continues The USFS presents its annual termiticide report for 2015
Source: Pest Management Professional
Author(s) Shelton, Thomas; Fye, Donald; Mankowski, Mark ; Tang, Juliet
Year: 2016   view abstract, download publication »
Publication Year: 2015
 
Title: Command Performance The USFS presents its annual Termiticide Report for 2014
Source: Pest Management Professional March 2015; pp. 42-46.
Author(s) Shelton, Thomas; Fye, Donald; Tang, Juliet, D..; Mankowski, Mark, E. .
Year: 2015   view abstract, download publication »
Title: Durability of Capped Wood Plastic Composites
Source: In: Proceedings One hundred eleventh annual meeting of the American wood protection association, the Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville North Carolina April 12-14, 2015 Volume 111; p 124-132;
Author(s) Mankowski, Mark ; Manning, Mark J.; Slowik, Damien P.
Year: 2015   view abstract, download publication »
 
Publication Year: 2017
The stakes in the image are southern pine pressure treated with extractives of naturally durable wood species. These stakes have been installed in ground contact in Mississippi and Wisconsin and will be evaluated for the next 10 years.
Highlight ID: 1298		Effective utilization of naturally durable wood biomass offers an overlooked source of potential wood protectants

Forest Service researchers at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisc., are evaluating extractives as potential next-generation wood preservatives. This bio-rational approach offers environmentally friendly alternatives to wood preservatives ...
 
Publication Year: 2015
Researchers studied the effect of diet on carpenter ant brood development. Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org
Highlight ID: 604		Effects of Diet on Brood Development in the Carpenter Ant

A Forest Service scientist fed carpenter ants an artificial diet, and variations of this diet, with nutrient components removed to examine the effects on brood development. The potential B vitamin and sterol contribution of a yeast found associated w ...
Completed efficacy trial plots on the Chipola Experimental Forest. USDA Forest Service
Highlight ID: 603		USFS Termiticide Report for 2014

The most recent efficacy data for termiticides currently on the market were reported as part of the USDA Forest Service Termiticide Testing Program. This report allows consumers and applicators nationwide to examine the relative performance of these ...
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