THIS INVENTION PROVIDES A METHOD OF COMBATING TERMITES AT A LOCUS, WHICH COMPRISES TREATING THE LOCUS E.G. SOIL OR TIMBER WITH AN ACYL UREA OF THE FORMULA (FORMULA. 1) WHEREIN ONE SUBSTITUENT X IS A HALOGEN ATOM OR A METHYL GROUP AND THE OTHER IS A HALOGEN ATOM, A HYDROGEN ATOM OR A METHYL GROUP, AND EACH OF R1, R2 AND R3 INDEPENDENTLY REPRESENTS A HYDROGEN OR FLUORINE ATOM; THE USE OF ACYL UREAS OF FORMULA 1 FOR COMBATING TERMITES; AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROTECTING TIMBER AGAINST TERMITE ATTACK.
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