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An environmentally friendly insect eradication method and apparatus for removing invasive insects from tunnels bored through and within trees and other similarly composed structures by providing a canister containing a pressurized, non-flammable, non-ozone depleting fluorocarbon propellent disposed

An environmentally friendly insect eradication method and apparatus for removing invasive insects from tunnels bored through and within trees and other similarly composed structures by providing a canister containing a pressurized, non-flammable, non-ozone depleting fluorocarbon propellent disposed therein with the propellent having a pre-use internal pressure in the approximate range of about 75 psig to 150 psig and where the pressure is sufficient to introduce some or all of the propellent into the internal portion of an insect tunnel bored in an invaded structure. A gas introduction nozzle is inserted into an entrance or exiting insect bore in such a manner so as to cause a valve mechanism, in operative communication with the nozzle and cannister to be displaced and allow the propellent to exit the canister and enter the internal portion of the invaded insect bore to displace or otherwise eradicate the insect.

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1. An environmentally friendly insect eradication method, said method comprising:providing a canister, said canister having a pressurized gas propellant disposed therein, wherein said pressure is sufficient to introduce essentially all of said gas propellant into an internal portion of an insect bor

1. An environmentally friendly insect eradication method, said method comprising:providing a canister, said canister having a pressurized gas propellant disposed therein, wherein said pressure is sufficient to introduce essentially all of said gas propellant into an internal portion of an insect bore in a tree via an entrance to the insect bore such that the air pressure in the internal portion of the insect bore substantially increases;inserting a gas introduction nozzle provided with said canister into the bore in the tree;displacing a valve mechanism connecting the nozzle and the canister such that it causes said propellant to enter the bore such that the air pressure within the bore substantially increases;crushing and displacing an invasive insect restively accommodated therein the bore by the force of the substantially increased air pressure within the internal portion of the insect bore; andwherein the gas propellant has no biocidal properties.2. The method of claim 1 wherein the gas propellant within the canister has a pre-use internal pressure within the approximate range of from about 75 psig to about 150 psig.3. The method of claim 1 wherein said gas propellent is a nonflammable, non-ozone depleting gas.4. An environmentally friendly insect eradication method, the method comprising the steps of:providing a canister, said canister having a pressurized, non-flammable, non-biocidal, non-ozone depleting fluorocarbon propellant disposed therein, the pressurized propellant causing the canister to have a pre-voided internal pressure within the approximate range of from about 75 psig to about 150 psig, wherein said pressure is sufficient to introduce essentially all of said propellant into an internal portion of a bore in a tree via an entrance or exiting insect bore such that the air pressure in the internal portion of the tree or other invaded structure substantially increases;inserting a gas introduction nozzle provided with said canister into the bore in the tree;displacing a valve mechanism connecting the nozzle and the canister such that it causes said propellant to enter the entrance or exiting bore such that the air pressure within the internal portion of bore substantially increases; andcrushing and displacing an invasive insect accommodated therein said bore by the force of the substantially increased air pressure within the internal portion of the bore.