Treat Wood Against Termites with Boracare
Treat Wood Against Termites with Boracare
1. Pre Treatment for Pre Construciton of Structures
Homes and other buildings can be pretreated at the time of construction to protect them against termite attack.
After the footings are poured and the foundational walls and /or piers have been constructed, apply the termiticide such as Taurus SC to a trench in the soil about 12 inches wide and 6 inches deep adjacent to the foundation.
Soil on both sides of the exposed foundational walls and soil surrounding should be soaked down to the foundation footing at the labelled rate.
Apply at the diluted rate. Poured in with a watering can or bucket is easier than using a sprayer.
No need to dig the trench any deeper than the top of the footing.
Soil at the bottom of the trench can be loosened with a spade or iron bar to allow further penetration.
For outside basement walls(where the footing is deep) most pest control operators apply the chemical by injecting it along the foundation through a hollow rod attached at the end of the hose in place of a soil nozzle. This is called "rodding". The result is a continuous chemical barrier from footing to surface.
This should be applied to both the inside and outside of the foundation and also around piers, chimney bases,pipes,conduits,and other structures in contact to the soil.
Use at the rate of 4 gallons per 10 linear feet. The diluted termiticide should be mixed in with the soil, as it replaced.
For effective pretreatment termite proofing, much of the chemical barrier needs to put under the concrete slabs. Obviously it is easier to put out the barrier treatment BEFORE a slab has been poured. AFTER it has been poured, it will need to be drilled and a chemical injected under the slab to seal off termite entry points. This may not a "do it yourself project".
Apply a diluted termiticide such as Taurus SC at the rate of 1 gallon per 10 sq. feet, covering the square footage.
Along both sides of the foundational walls and interior foundational walls and plumbing, apply this diluted rate at the rate of 4 gallons per 10 linear feet.
Outside Barrier/Permiter Treatment:
Dig narrow trenches along both the inside and outside of foundation walls and around piers and chimney bases,applied at the rate of 4 gal. per 10 linear feet.
Also be sure to trench and treat around sewer pipes, conduits and all other structural members in contact with the soil.
The trench should be as deep as the top of the footing.
Mix the termiticide with the soil as it is replaced.
The State regulations differ state to state on treatment and drilling activity required.
Construction Considerations for Termite Control
Changing the soil along the foundation such as digging or removal of treated soil can encourage termites to your home.
Disturbing the termite treatment may void any termite warranty that you may have on your home.
An excellent article about renovations and home construction by Michael
Waldvogel, North Carolina Entomology Extension Specialist, can be found
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Termite tips-constructions
Treating the wood is an alternative to soil treatments.
However, it must be emphasized that these "spot" treatments on the wood is not a complete termite treatment in that it will not stop the termites from attacking the wood in other areas.
One treatment option uses the chemical disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT). Common ones are Borcare and Timbor
Both products are borax based and must be applied to untreated wood . Important areas for treatments could be in the crawlspace and parts of the framing in a house under construction.
Data provided by product manufacturers indicate that termites do not extend their tubes over treated wood nor do they cause any structural damage.
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