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AS 2001.6.1-1980
[Current]Methods of test for textiles, Part 6.1: Miscellaneous tests — Determination of the resistance of textiles to certain insect pests
Describes procedures for breeding two insects known to feed on textile materials in Australia and their use in assessing the resistance of wool textiles to their feeding habits. Selection and control of specimens are described as well as the classifying of the degree of resistance of the textile to the insects.
Published: 01/07/1980
Pages: 6
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PREFACE
FOREWORD
1 SCOPE
2 PRINCIPLE
3 APPARATUS AND MATERIAL
4 REARING AND FEEDING ATMOSPHERE
5 SELECTION, PREPARATION AND CONDITIONING OF SPECIMENS
5.1 Number of Specimens
5.1.1 Test specimens
5.1.2 Voracity control specimens
5.2 Form and Size
5.3 Conditioning Test Specimens
6 TEST INSECTS
6.1 Insect Species
6.2 Breeding of Larvae
6.3 Susceptibility of Test Insect Colony
7 PROCEDURE
8 EXPRESSION OF RESULTS
8.1 Method of Calculation
8.2 Visual Assessment
8.3 Assessment of Resistance
8.3.1 Borderline resistance
8.3.2 Satisfactory resistance
8.3.3 Unsatisfactory resistance
8.3.4 Retest for borderline cases
9 TEST REPORT
APPENDIX A
A1 SCOPE
A2 PRINCIPLE
A3 REAGENTS AND PREPARATION OF MEDIA
A3.1 Media
A3.2 Mineral Salt Mixture (Hubbell’s Salt)
A4 APPARATUS
A5 STANDARD MOTHPROOFED TESTCLOTHS
A6 PROCEDURE
A6.1 Rearing Conditions
A6.2 Maintenance of Cultures
A6.2.1 Anthrenus flavipes, Le Conte
A6.2.2 Tinea metonella,
A7 PROCEDURE FOR COMPARING THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF INSECT COLONIES
APPENDIX B
B1 SCOPE
B2 PROCEDURE
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AS 2001.6.1-1980 Rec:2016
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