Volatile borates in the treatment of wood and wood based panel products against subterranean termites
IRG/WP 95-30094
L Nunes, D J Dickinson, R J Murphy
Blocks of pine solid wood, oriented strand board and plywood were treated with trimethyl borate by vapour treatment. It was meant to obtain either a full impregnation of the specimens or a shell treatment of the outer three millimetres. The efficacy of the treatments against subterranean termites (Reticulitermes lucifugus) was evaluated using an European Standard method.