Effectiveness on European subterranean termites of the genus Reticulitermes – Laboratory test

As part of the marketing authorisation process for European biocidal products, this test is referenced in standard EN 599-1 and is one of the required tests.

Blocks of Scots pine treated with the product to be tested are exposed to termite colonies for 8 weeks. The wood treated at a given concentration is the insects’ sole source of food.

The evaluation criteria are termite mortality after 8 weeks and a visual assessment of the damage caused to the treated wood by the insects during their exposure.

• Skills :
  Biological testing of materials/wood

• Normative references :

  NF EN 118

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