Ensystex to Test BioProspect’s Natural Termite Solution

BRISBANE, Australia — BioProspect Limited announced an evaluation agreement with Ensystex Corporation, for field testing of its natural termite solution Termilone in major international markets.

Ensystex will carry out an extensive testing program at its own cost over the next two years in countries including Australia, the United States, and Japan, supporting product registration and future commercialisation of BioProspect’s environmentally safe termite control and timber treatment.

BioProspect Chief Executive Officer Peter May said, “We are extremely pleased with the involvement of Ensystex in evaluating Termilone as a soil applied termiticide. Their investment in this extensive field trail program is a vote of confidence in the product and commercially underpins the significant potential for Termilone in the global termite control market.”

The program will commence this year in Australia with the aim of testing Termilone under commercial conditions in a range of situations and locations. It is envisaged that buildings will be treated with Termilone in a number of ways, including under slab, perimeter trenching and application through reticulation systems. 

May said testing will aim to confirm the field efficacy of Termilone through commercial application equipment and systems and under the range of environmental conditions experienced around Australia.

“The program will complement testing by research collaborators such as the CSIRO and University of Western Sydney and provide additional data to support registration of Termilone in Australia, as well as in the termite control markets of the United States and Japan,” May said.

“Following the conclusion of a successful program, BioProspect and Ensystex will have the option of entering into a commercial agreement for the supply and distribution of Termilone to the pest control market in selected countries, giving us a direct pathway to market.”

David R. Nimocks, III, president of Ensystex, Inc., said Ensystex’s interest in Termilone was consistent with the company’s vision to be the first choice for environmentally responsible, effective, long-term pest management solutions.   “Where products require compliance to GreenSmart, Codemark, environmental or other product standards, Ensystex is committed to maintaining and improving upon those requirements. Termilone fits well with this objective by providing home owners with a termite control treatment based on a totally naturally derived product,” Nimocks said.

Termilone is based on Eremophilone Oil, extracted from the native Australian tree species Eremophila mitchellii (false sandalwood). The product is being developed by BioProspect as a natural and environmentally safe termite control and timber treatment product.