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Bora-Care is an EPA Registered, low toxicity pesticide
designed to penetrate and protect all types of wood,
including plywood and composites, from infestations of
wood boring insects such as termites, beetles, carpenter
ants and decaying fungi. BORA-CARE penetrates throughout
the wood and leaves no toxic surface residue.
BORA-CARE works by depositing an active ingredient in the
wood which will not decompose or vaporize like many other
pesticides. This means that it will keep providing broad
spectrum protection with little impact on our environment.
BORA-CARE is odorless, colorless and can be directly applied
to wood surfaces. One of the main components of
BORA-CARE is boron, a fairly common element which
happens to be toxic to many insects, decay fungi and
some forms of bacteria. BORA-CARE has two distinct
functions. First, it controls infestations of wood
boring insects. Second, it prevents decay in those
areas which may get wet. It can be applied by spraying,
brushing, or injection. Since BORA-CARE has no odor or
toxic fumes, it may not even be necessary to leave your
home or office during application. Wood treated with
BORA-CARE is non-toxic to people and animals. Wood freshly
treated with BORA-CARE will appear slightly darker than
untreated wood. After a day or so, the treated wood will
resume its original color. The BORA-CARE treatment will not
affect painting, staining or gluing of the wood.
For borates to penetrate wood, the surface must be
unfinished. Therefore, joists, sills, rafters, subflooring,
studs, decking and siding are all excellent candidates for
treatment. Although borates will not penetrate paint or
varnish, they will penetrate wood surfaces previously
treated with a water-repellent stain (e.g., wood siding,
decks, or log homes), provided the water-repellency is
broken down by pressure washing prior to treatment. An
infested wood floor can likewise be treated with borates,
but would first need to be sanded to remove the finish.
How Does Bora-Care Work?
The active ingredient in Bora-Care is a borate salt.
Borate salts work by taking advantage of a unique feature
in the biology of termites, ants and other insects.
If ingested by ants, beetles or termites, the insect
becomes unable to extract nutrition from its food and
starves to death. And because of this unique mode of
action, insects cannot develop a resistance, ever.
Bora-Care works differently than most other insecticides,
termiticides and even other borate products on the market
today. For starters, it isn’t applied to the soil but to
the structure itself. Secondly, it isn’t just a repellent
or a bait but a little bit of each. Bora-Care’s unique
patented blend of glycols in combination with a borate
salt provides results that are hard to beat. As soon as
beetles and ants attempt to consume treated wood they die.
Subterranean termites won’t even try to eat treated wood
and if they attempt to build a tube on treated wood, the
termites start to die. This alerts the termite colony and
they abandon the wood.
One gallon of Bora-Care will treat approximately 100
lineal feet of 2 x 4 stud wall. This includes sill plate
and header. For other dimensional lumber, logs, or
siding and plywood, see the label. Typically, one gallon
of concentrate Bora-Care will treat 800 square feet of
a 2x4 stud wall, and 500 square feet of a crawl space
or attic. Sold in a one gallon container.
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