Synthetic pyrethroid insecticides discovered in the last fifteen years have been developed as crop sprays and used in aerosol formulations for the control of household pests. High toxicity to a wide range of arthropod pests, combined with reasonably low mammalian toxicity, confers an advantage over many other control agents. Some of the more recent pyrethroids are photostable and display residual activity, ant hence are being considered as potential wood preservatives. Work at the Building Reaearch Eatablishment, Princes Risborough, Bucks., England, has concentrated on the use of pyrethroids in remedial wood treatment while at Portsmouth Polytechnic, England, the areas of preservation of wood in the marine environment and the protection of timber against termite attack have been investigated. The present document summarises an investigation into the effectiveness of aynthetic pyrethroids against the marine borers, Limnoria spp.

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