Effect of burgundy solid extracted from Eastern Red Cedar heartwood on subterranean termites and Wood-decay fungi

•A burgundy solid from Eastern red cedar was tested for wood preservation properties.•Wood was treated with combinations of the burgundy solid, cedarwood oil and a starch derivative.•The burgundy solid alone had an inhibitory effect on termites and the white-rot Irpex lacteus.•The burgundy solid alone did not inhibit two brown-rot fungi nor the white-rot Trametes versicolor.•The burgundy solid improves the preservation properties of cedarwood oil against wood decay.