EVALUATION OF COMBINATIONS OF INSECTICIDES AND STANDARD WOOD PRESERVATIVES IN PREVENTING DAMAGE TO WOOD BY TERMITES.
Abstract
The addition of an insecticide to standard wood preservatives at 3-minute cold soak treatments will prevent termite damage to wood used in contact with the soil for periods longer than the preservatives will prevent decay. Copper naphthenate is a better termite deterrent than pentachlopophenol; therefore, the addition of an insecticide to pentachlorophenol was of more value than the addition of an insecticide to copper naphthenate. In the above-ground test, chlordane had a higher degree of termite attack than heptachlor or dieldrin. In fact, chlordane and copper naphthenate had about the same degree of termite attack after eight years exposure. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 19, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0680651
Entities
People
- John D. Tynes