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Insects 2011, 2, 491-498; doi:10.3390/insects2040491 OPEN ACCESS insects ISSN 2075-4450 /journal/insects/ Article The Efficacy of Organo-Complex-Based Wood Preservative Formula Against Dry-Wood Termite Cryptotermes cynocephalus Light Maya Ismayati 1,*, Khoirul Himmi Setiawan 1, Didi Tarmadi 1, Deni Zulfiana 1, 1 2 Sulaeman Yusuf and Budi Santoso 1 Research and Development Unit for Biomaterials, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Bogor 16911, Indonesia; E-Mails: khoirul_himmi@biomaterial.lipi.go.id (K.H.S.); didi@biomaterial.lipi.go.id (D.T.); zulfiana@ (D.Z.); sulaeman@biomaterial.lipi.go.id (S.Y.) 2 PT. Karuna Sumber Jaya, Cileungsi, Bogor 16820, Indonesia; E-Mail: info@palletindonesia.co.id * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: maya_ismayati@biomaterial.lipi.go.id; Tel.: +62-21-879-14511; Fax: +62-21-879-14510. Received: 29 August 2011; in revised form: 2 November 2011 / Accepted: 3 November 2011 / Published: 15 November 2011 Abstract: The utilization of pesticides often leaves residues which potentially pollute the environment. This journal issue has been encouraging some researchers to find an environmentally friendly insecticide by a cheaper wood preservative method. The International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures 15 (ISPM 15) [1] that is adopted in wood packaging protection in Europe is not suitable for tropical countries like Indonesia.