Thiacloprid is an insecticide commonly used in the agricultural industry. No evidence of its commercial use in wood has been discovered by the authors. Results are reported for veneer based wood products treated with thiacloprid via the glueline. Thiacloprid was tested against Coptotermes acinaciformis following the brick assembly technique as described in the Australasian Wood Preservation Committee 2007 protocols. Thiacloprid was tested against different wood species; Eucalyptus delegatensis a hardwood as well as Pinus radiata and Pinus pinaster, both softwoods. Veneer thickness was 3.65 mm, 4.3 mm and 5 mm. Results show that veneer based wood products glueline treated with thiacloprid gave effective protection from C. acinaciformis attack. These results were comparable to veneer based wood products glueline treated with current commercially approved imidacloprid and bifenthrin.

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