AKD termi-blue is protected from termite attach by Tanalith-T® which incorporates a synthetic pyrthroid insecticide called permithrin. This treatment has been thoroughly tested in Australian conditions and is fully approved under Australian Standards.
The CSIRO and the Queensland Department of Primary Industries Forest Research Laboratories have conducted extensive field trials of Tanalith T treated timbers and have concluded that it provides excellent protection to softwood framing against termites south of the Tropic of Capricorn. ADK termi-blue is backed by a 25 year Tanalised® structural guarantee against termite attack.