Patent ID: 7572461

Claim:
A method of suppressing degradation of wood, wood products, or wooden structures by borer infestation, comprising applying a one-part polyurea composition to said wood, wood product, or wooden structure in an amount effective to suppress degradation of the wood, wood product, or wooden structure by a wood borer, wherein the one-part polyurea composition comprises: (a) one or more compounds having Formula I: wherein j is an integer of 3 to 30 and R 1 is an unsubstituted homocyclic or heterocyclic aryl radical or alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio or halogen substituted homocyclic or heterocyclic aryl radical; (b) an aromatic polyisocyanate, a polyurethane/urea prepolymer having aromatic isocyanate groups, or a combination thereof; and (c) a protic acid or a salt thereof, and wherein the one-part polyurea composition is applied to said wood, wood product, or wooden structure in an amount effective to suppress degradation by at least one of termites, carpenter ants, and wood-boring bees.