DIN EN 49-2:2005-06

This part of prEN 49 specifies a method for the determination of the protective effectiveness or the toxic values of a wood preservative against Anobium punctatum (De Geer) by egg-laying and larval survival in wood which has been treated previously by full impregnation. This method is applicable to: - water-insoluble chemicals which are being studied as active insecticides, or - organic formulations, as supplied or as prepared in the laboratory by dilution of concentrates, or - organic water-dispersible formulations as supplied or as prepared in the laboratory by dilution of concentrates or - water-soluble materials, for example salts.