Moncongloe-Regency-Maros. The Integrated Forestry and Environment Laboratory, Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University holds community service activities regarding education on prevention and early detection of damage to house buildings. The activity took place starting at 16.00 WITA in Moncongloe Lappara Village, District. Moncongloe District. Maros, Monday (12/12/2022).
Starting the activity, Deputy Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Faculty of Forestry Unhas, Syahidah, S.Hut., M.Si., Ph.D. In his speech, he expressed his thanks to the Head of Moncongloe Lappara Village and the community for welcoming the Unhas Forestry Faculty group to carry out community service activities.
“Thank you to the Head of Moncongloe Lappara Village and the surrounding community for enthusiastically welcoming, accepting and participating in our activities regarding education on prevention and early detection of damage to house buildings,” explained Syahidah.
Syahidah further said that he hoped this activity could help the people of Moncongloe Lappara Village in preventing and early detection of damage to house buildings.
Present as a resource person, Deputy Dean for Partnerships, Research and Innovation as well as Head of Lab. Integrated Forestry and Environment Faculty of Forestry Unhas, Dr. Ir. Astuti, S.Hut., M.Si., IPU. deliver material related to techniques for detecting wood damage.
Inspection of wood damage caused by termites is very important and is very necessary to detect potential termites in the property or building early on. Inspection is an initial form of protection against large-scale damage caused by termite colonies.
“If the inspection or detection of wood damage is carried out too late, it will endanger the building and will increase costs for handling the problems obtained. “So it is important to prevent and detect wood damage in our respective homes early,” explained Astuti.
Some causes of wood damage are weather, fungi, termites and beetles. Signs of wood damage caused by dry wood termites are the presence of mounds of fecal pellets 1 mm long where the ends form a square 6 and the depressed sides are concave while signs of wood damage caused by subterranean termites are the presence of skelter tubes or tunnels built by termites on the foundation. walls, in gaps between structures or in affected wood.
Methods for preventing and controlling wood damage can be carried out using several methods, namely physical, biological/biological and chemical methods.
The activity went smoothly until 18.00 WITA and ended with a discussion session.
