Cyclohexylamine Derivatives as A Novel Insecticide
- Detailed Technology Description
- This technology describes a novel method to exterminate termites by usingthe compound cyclohexylamine and its derivative salts, which are easy to makeand use. These compounds are highly effective in protecting wood againsttermites.
- Countries
- United States
- Application No.
- 62/309,143
- *Abstract
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TheFormosan subterranean termite, Coptotermesformosanus Shiraki, is a major worldwide pest that attacks both livingtrees and structural wood. Coptotermesformosanus is now found in Hawaii, along the southeastern Atlantic coast ofthe United States, and in the Gulf South of the United States. The largestsingle locus of C. formosanus in theUnited States is in south Louisiana, with heavy infestations in Lake Charlesand New Orleans.
Cyclohexylaminewas found to be a potent toxicant to Formosan Subterranean Termites, as a neatcompound, in sugar phosphate salt forms and in two different phosphate saltforms. Termites become increasingly moribund, as their antennae areincrementally degraded, finally ceasing feeding and movement when the antennaeare completely gone. These less expensive mono- and dicyclohexylamine phosphatesalts are simply made from phosphoric acid and cyclohexylamine, easily producingcrystallizable compounds that can be added to paper baits to effect aslow-acting toxin that have the potential of seriously disrupting a colonywithin two weeks.
- *IP Issue Date
- None
- *IP Type
- Provisional
- *Licensing
- Robert J. Brown Assistant Director Tel: 225-615-8916 Email: rjbrown@lsu.edu
- Country/Region
- USA
