EDN® - Timber Application

Timber – in its many forms from logs to finished articles – is constantly moving around the world. This timber is an essential building block in the homes, workplaces and furniture that surround us. As the world’s population grows, so too does the need to increase the quantity, quality and sustainability of lumber supplies. Global trade in wood products continues to expand in loc step with rising standards of living, accelerated in particular by the swelling middle classes in developing nations. Unfortunately, meeting this demand can come at a cost, with illegal forestry practices destroying natural habitats. At the same time, sustainable but untreated forest tracts can result in the proliferation of pests with the capacity to invade and destroy native forests. The emerald ash borer is one such example. Introduced to North America through timber movements, it now threatens to wipe out native Ash populations.

To secure and increase the world’s lumber supplies, the forestry industry needs effective fumigation solutions capable of protecting native forests against invasive pests and diseases both before and after the wood has been harvested. More specifically, the market needs viable alternatives to conventional fumigation gases such as methyl bromide – which is being phased out globally as it is destroying the ozone layer.

At Draslovka, we believe in innovative crop science technologies, equipment and services that balance the need for effective fumigation with environmental awareness. Underpinned by a strong sense of product stewardship, our pest control solutions present a more sustainable way to secure tomorrow’s wood supplies.

EDN® is the next generation timber and log fumigant. As a replacement for the ozone depleting methyl bromide EDN® has been shown to have higher more effective toxicity on a large range of timber pests as well as having superior penetration qualities - even into moist logs. These excellent penetration qualities ensure that even wood borer insects are controlled. With no known insect resistance, EDN® overcomes the problems associated with growing resistance among insects and pests to traditional chemicals and fumigants. Draslovka is working with national and international biosecurity groups to establish global fumigation standards to support the lumber trade.