Termite bait composition
AssigneeS. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorVincent T. D'Orazio
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Abstract
Termite baits utilizing brown rot fungus as an attractant and utilizing boron compounds selected from colemanite, ulexite and calcium boride in mixtures effectively sufficient to kill termites without creating bait shyness.
Claims10
A termite bait composition, comprising an effective amount of wood innoculated with brown rot, fungus, lenzites trabea, and from 0.1 to 20% by weight of a boron containing toxicant selected from the group consisting of ulexite, colemanite, calcium boride and mixtures thereof.
A method of protecting a structure from termites comprising placing an effective amount of a bait composition, an effective amount of wood innoculated with brown rot fungus, lenzites trabea, and from 0.1 to 20% by weight of a boron containing toxicant selected from the group consisting of ulexite, colemanite, calcium boride and mixtures thereof around said structure.
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