NZ791620A - Pyrethroid envelope timber treatment - Google Patents

Pyrethroid envelope timber treatment

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NZ791620A
NZ791620A NZ791620A NZ79162022A NZ791620A NZ 791620 A NZ791620 A NZ 791620A NZ 791620 A NZ791620 A NZ 791620A NZ 79162022 A NZ79162022 A NZ 79162022A NZ 791620 A NZ791620 A NZ 791620A
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wood
formulation
insecticides
formulation according
sapwood
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NZ791620A
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Humphrey David
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Arch Wood Protection (Aust) Pty Ltd
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According to the present invention there is provided a formulation and method for treating timber. The formulation comprises one or more preservatives and a water-based carrier. When combined, the preservative/s and the water provide for a protective “envelope” of preservative/s within the treated wood to a depth of about 2 mm. The present invention also provides a method of effecting treatment of wood using such a formulation, a concentrate of the one or more preservatives and a kit comprising same. ood to a depth of about 2 mm. The present invention also provides a method of effecting treatment of wood using such a formulation, a concentrate of the one or more preservatives and a kit comprising same.

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THE CLAIMS DEFINING THE INVENTION ARE AS FOLLOWS: -
1. A preservative formulation for treating wood, the formulation comprising an insecticidally-effective concentration of one or more insecticides, wherein 5 upon application to the wood, a protective envelope is formed in which the majority of the insecticide is found within the treated wood to a depth of about 2 mm.
2. A formulation according to claim 1, wherein the protective envelope 10 maintains the insecticidally-effective concentration of the one or more preservatives over a period of about one to about ten years.
3. A formulation according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the one or more insecticides are selected from the group consisting of: acrinathrin; allethrin; 15 bioallethrin; barthrin; bifenthrin; bioethanomethrin; cyclethrin; cycloprothrin; cyfluthrin; beta-cyfluthrin; cyhalothrin; gamma cyhalothrin; lambda- cyhalothrin; cypermethrin; alpha-cypermethrin; beta-cypermethrin; theta- cypermethrin; zeta-cypermethrin; cyphenothrin; deltamethrin; dimefluthrin; dimethrin; empenthrin; fenfluthrin; fenpirithrin; fenpropathrin; fenvalerate; 20 esfenvalerate; flucythrinate; fluvalinate; taufluvalinate; furethrin; imiprothrin; metofluthrin; permethrin; biopermethrin; transpermethrin; phenothrin; prallethrin; profluthrin; pyresmethrin; resmethrin; bioresmethrin; cismethrin; tefluthrin; terallethrin; tetramethrin; tralomethrin; transfluthrin; ctofcnprox; flufcnprox; halfcnprox; protrifcnbutc; silafluofen and mixtures thereof.
4. A formulation according to claim 3, wherein the one or more insecticides comprise permethrin.
5. A formulation according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the 30 concentration of each of the one or more insecticides in the formulation is less than about 1% m/m.
6. A formulation according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the concentration of each of the one or more insecticides in the formulation is less than about 0.5% m/m.
7. A formulation according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the concentration of each of the one or more insecticides in the formulation is less 5 than about 0.25% m/m.
8. A formulation according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the concentration of each of the one or more insecticides in the formulation is less than about 0.1% m/m.
9. A formulation according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the one or more insecticides are emulsified or dispersed in water.
10. A formulation according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein 15 penetration of the one or more preservatives within the wood is along the grain of the wood and/or across the grain of the wood.
11. A formulation according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising one or more surfactants.
12. A formulation according to any one of the preceding claims, for application to the wood by means selected from the group consisting of: spraying, dipping, brushing, rolling, painting, vacuum coating, roller coating, flood coatings, pressure application, autoclave, and combinations/variations thereof.
13. A formulation according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the one or more insecticides comprise a combination of at least one toxicant and at least one repellent. 30
14. A formulation according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the one or more insecticides comprise a combination of at least one pyrethroid and at least one neonicotinoid.
15. A formulation according to claim 13, wherein the at least one insecticide comprises permethrin and at least one neonicotinoid comprises thiacloprid or imidacloprid. 5
16. A formulation according to claim 1, comprising permethrin emulsified in water, when applied to wood to prevent attack by Australian wood-destroying termites other than Mastotermes darwiniensis.
17. A formulation according to claim 15, wherein the termites are C. 10 acinaciformis.
18. A method for treating wood, the method comprising the step of contacting the wood with a water-based preservative formulation defined according to any one of the preceding claims.
19. A method according to claim 18, wherein the contacting is effected by means selected from the group consisting of: spraying, dipping, rolling, painting, brushing, vacuum coating, roller coating, autoclave application, and any combination or variation thereof.
20. A method according to claim 18 or claim 19, wherein the contacting is accompanied by one or more pressure and/or vacuum gradients.
21. A method according to any one of claims 18 to 20, further comprising a post- 25 application drying step wherein at least some of the water is evaporated from the treated wood following formation of the protective envelope.
22. A method according to any one of claims 18 to 21, further comprising a preliminary conditioning step, wherein the wood is pre-conditioned to 30 facilitate subsequent application of the preservative formulation.
23. A method according to any one of claims 18 to 22, wherein the wood is dipped in the preservative formulation for a period of between a few seconds to several minutes.
24. A method according to any one of claims 18 to 23, wherein the wood is dipped in the preservative formulation for a period of around five seconds to 5 about sixty seconds.
25. A method according to any one of claims 18 to 24, wherein the wood is contacted with a sufficient quantity of preservative and carrier to provide an uptake of between 5 to 100 L/m in the wood.
26. A method according to any one of claims 18 to 25, wherein the wood is contacted with a sufficient quantity of preservative and carrier to provide an uptake of between 10 to 100 L/m of the wood. 15 27. A method according to any one of claims 18 to 26, wherein the method is applicable to radiata pine heartwood and sapwood, slash pine (Pinus elliottii) heartwood and sapwood, Pinus caribaea heartwood and sapwood, F1 hybrid heartwood and sapwood (Pinus elliottii/caribaea hybrid), maritime pine
27. (Pinus pinaster) heartwood or sapwood, southern yellow pine heartwood and 20 sapwood (group of species including loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf, and slash pines) and/or Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) heartwood and sapwood and/or hardwood species.
28. A method according to any one of claims 18 to 27, wherein the method is 25 applicable to imported species such as Picea abies L. Karst, Baltic pine (like red and white Baltic pine), Pinus sylvestris and the like.
29. A method according to any one of claims 18 to 28, wherein the method is applicable to wood composites/engineered wood products including particle 30 board, plywood, laminated veneer lumber (LVL), plywood or oriented strand board (OSB).
30. Treated wood, when treated by a method according to any one of claims 18 to
31. A concentrate comprising one or more insecticides, wherein following dilution with a diluent comprising a predetermined volume of water and 5 subsequent application to wood, a protective envelope comprising an insecticidally-effective concentration of the one or more insecticides is formed within the wood to a depth of about 2 mm.
32. A method of preparing a formulation for treating wood as defined according 10 to claim 1, the method comprising the step of adding to a concentrate as defined according to claim 31, a diluent comprising a predetermined volume of water and optionally agitating or mixing.
33. A kit comprising a concentrate defined according to claim 31; and instructions 15 pertaining to diluting the concentrate with a diluent comprising water and/or applying the subsequently diluted concentrate to wood, thereby to provide for a protective envelope comprising an insecticidally-effective concentration of one or more insecticides within the wood. 20
34. A kit according to claim 33, further comprising application means in the form of a sprayer, brush, roller, vessel for dipping, or the like. 25 Dated this 23rd day of August 2022 Spruson & Ferguson Pty Ltd Attorneys for: Arch Wood Protection (Aust) Pty Ltd - 1 / 1 -
NZ791620A 2021-08-24 2022-08-23 Pyrethroid envelope timber treatment NZ791620A (en)

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