Pesticides
“A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling,or mitigating the effects of any pest. A pesticide may be a chemical substance, biological agent (such as a virus or bacterium), antimicrobial, disinfectant,or device. Targeted pests can include insects, plant pathogens, weeds, molluscs, birds, mammals, fish, nematodes (roundworms), and microbes that destroy property, spread disease,are a vector for disease,or cause a nuisance. Although there are benefits to the use of pesticides, there are also drawbacks, such as potential toxicity to humans and other animals.”
(Wikiipedia, 9/14/2010, Pesticides)
Recent US Patents
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7/13/2010
7,754,288
Preservative compositions for materials and method of preserving same
Neal and Thompson of Woodholdings Environmental, Inc. have developed a preservative agains insect and water damage consisting of a silane, a hydrocarbon solvent such as pentane and a 1 to 2 wt% of a boron compound such as boric anhydride. The Formosan termite may required a loading of up to 7 wt%.