Editing Naphthalene (section)

=== Other sources and occurrences ===
Naphthalene and its alkyl [[Homologous series|homologs]] are the major constituents of [[creosote]].

Trace amounts of naphthalene are produced by [[magnolia]]s and some species of [[deer]], as well as the [[Formosan subterranean termite]], possibly produced by the termite as a repellant against "ants, [[Poisonous fungus|poisonous fungi]] and [[nematode]] worms".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/76115.stm |title=Termite 'mothball' keep insects at bay |publisher=BBC News |work=Sci/Tech |date=April 8, 1998}}</ref> Some strains of the [[endophytic]] fungus ''[[Muscodor albus]]'' produce naphthalene among a range of volatile organic compounds, while ''[[Muscodor vitigenus]]'' produces naphthalene almost exclusively.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Daisy BH, Strobel GA, Castillo U, etal |title=Naphthalene, an insect repellent, is produced by ''Muscodor vitigenus'', a novel endophytic fungus |journal=Microbiology |volume=148 |issue=Pt 11 |pages=3737–41 |date=November 2002 |pmid=12427963 |url=http://mic.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/148/11/3737 | doi = 10.1099/00221287-148-11-3737 |doi-access=free }}</ref>