Synergistic combination of insecticides to protect wood and wood-based products from insect damage
US6582732B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S424/11
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A wood treatment material having a synergistic combination of insecticides including boron-containing compounds and synthetic pyrethroids, is provided. This combination is shown to be especially effective in providing resistance to insect attack when wood is treated with this combination. Resistance to attack by Formosan termites, in particular, is provided, in a cost-effective manner. Also provided is wood treated by this combination, and a method of treatment for composite wood.
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