Consumer Goods – Air Care
Insecticide Release Wicks
Maximize Performance of Your Insecticide Systems
Custom Insecticide Wicks for Control of Flying Pests
Pests can wreak havoc on homes, agricultural operations, or outdoor areas. Porex works alongside manufacturers of insecticide systems to facilitate a consistent, reliable release of insecticides and scents to repel or attract pests. This includes those that are water-based, solvent-based, and CARB-compliant. To optimize performance or to meet specific design criteria, our sintered particle and porous fiber insecticide wicks can be engineered with different capillary levels to ensure consistent diffusion, optimal device performance, and to meet specific design criteria. In addition, multiple wicks can be used within a single device, depending on your specific needs.
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Plug-In Insecticide Wicks
Porex’s porous fiber and sintered particle wicks can be used to repel pests in the home, delivering insecticide from the reservoir to the heater through capillary action, then diffusing it into the air at a high temperature. Depending on your needs, our porous fiber wicks work well at high temperature, achieving a high release of insecticide per day, while our sintered particle wicks deliver a consistent insecticide release over the life of the product. Both types of wicks are available in many geometric options with customizable capillary levels.
Options for customizing porous polymer plug-in insecticide wicks
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Scent attraction wicks
Scent attraction wicks are available using porous fiber and sintered particle technology to absorb and hold biological scents for a specified period of time to attract and capture insects and pests. Often, this can be used if pesticides are not an option. They are available in many geometric shape options that can be customized to your device.
Options for customizing porous polymer scent attraction wicks
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Explore the benefits and technical specifications of Porex wicks for plug-in air fresheners that are specifically engineered to provide consistent and long-lasting fragrance delivery.
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