As a Branch Manager and an ACE, this technique will only help for subterranean termites. Drywood termites will get in from above, thus, the entire structure needs to be treated. Fantastic product overall.
It won't even work on subterranean termites because these termites penetrates through the core of the wood, not the exterior of the wood, so they won't be in touch with the product
@@asadadil8695 Im not sure if you have read the studies on this product, however, it actually penetrates the wood multiple inches deep and within 30 days can fully penetrate 2 to 4 inches deep.
@@alexcolon1640 Yes, but if you're only spraying the bottom and drywood termites enter through the attic, you have no protection. Hence for drywood termites you ideally need to spray the entire structure.
As a lead TC tech currently working at Orkin, the focus should be on eliminating the colony. Not just simply “controlling” the termites. Termidor is a far superior option.
Must we mix the entire jug or can we mix small amounts? (This is actually for small furniture or wood projects id like to either treat or eradicate beatles within the wood)
Living in florida, I coat every inch I can with bora-care. It also works great as a spot treatment if you currently have termites. Spray where they are and they wont be there for long.
Great video. My problem is a 2 story building built in 1940 with 6 apartments on the 2nd floor and multiple businesses on the 1st floor. I'm seeing on floor 2 in a corner apartment only evidence of swarmer termites. Can I spot treat with this product or is there a recommendation you can give me that I can do myself? Btw, every Feb-march I spray a perimeter around the building and any of the remodel work we have done (gutting apartments to the studs walls and floors) I have saturated all new and existing wood with a product called termidor sc. Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Jim G.
I have some maple lumber that was stored after having it milled through a portable bandsaw, recently moved the lumber and discovered the Powder Post beetle evidence. I need to treat the lumber and restack it for storage, is the BoraCare dangerous for humans to touch?
Great video, but it would appear that you do not live in a southern coastal state or California. In these places we also have drywood termites that do not enter from the ground. It is quite common for drywood termites to enter into the attic or around windows through cracks and crevices or pipe and electrical penetrations. Therefore, if you live in an area where drywood termites are a problem, then the Bora-Care should be applied to all wood surfaces, including the roof structure. If it's wood, then it needs to be treated. If you live outside of an area where drywood termites are a problem, then what you showed is exactly spot on. Don't feel bad for not mentioning it though. I did all my pest control in the north and midwest and I never gave a thought to drywood termites either until I retired and moved to Florida. There are all kinds of pests down here that folks up north do not have to deal with, so pest control is a whole different ball game here. Anyway, you did a great job showing how to apply the product. Very professional. I enjoyed watching it and I will pass it along to folks who need to know how to do it.
Thanks for watching! And you are correct that some areas have different species of termites and would require different application methods. Here's a link to our technical bulletin where we address the drywood termites: nisuscorp.com/download/drywood-termite-technical-bulletin?wpdmdl=3885&refresh=6078362d5c3ec1618490925
I have an gazebo that got infested with termite (less than 20% ). Would you please give advice for (1) treatments and (2) prevention for further damage. Bora-care seems to be a good choice; do I need to remove all the paint before spaying bora-case on them?
@@tomyang5991 Let's start with the Bora-Care. If all the wood is treated with Bora-Care, then that will kill and prevent all species of termites permanently. The problem is though that you cannot apply Bora-Care to painted surfaces. It must be applied to bare wood. So, if the gazebo is painted, then I think it would be way too much work to try to strip off all the paint. The good news is that termites can be treated and prevented in other ways as well. How you do that will depend on the species of termite that you are dealing with. Please do not panic, determining the species is not as complicated as you may think. Actually, it's pretty simple. Sure, there are probably about 2000 different species of termites in the world, but the truth is they really only come in two flavors. That is to say, they either attack from the ground or from the air. If they attack from the ground, then they are subterranean termites and we treat them and prevent them the same way by treating the ground surrounding the gazebo. If they attack from the air, then they are most likely drywood termites, and we treat the individual galleries that they created in different places in the gazebo. To prevent them in the future, we simply spray pesticide on all surfaces of the gazebo every three months. So, the question is, “Do you have the kind that attack from the ground or the kind that attack from the air?” To find out, all you need to do is watch my video on how to identify termite species. I will place a link below for that video. Once you know the termite species that you are dealing with, then all you need to do is watch my videos on either subterranean termites or drywood termites. I will place a links below for all of those videos. Now, if you live in an area where both subterranean and drywood termites are a problem, then it would be a good idea to do a prevention treatment for both of them. I am so sorry for asking you watch more of my videos, but they will provide you with the information that you need. After you determine the termite species that you have and you have watched the videos pertaining to that species, then please get back to me and ask whatever questions you like and I will do my very best to assist you. I hope that helps. Be well my friend. How to Identify Termite Species video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mY4FMvAHrMA.html How to Treat a Drywood Termite Infestation Yourself video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U7ck7zhS0Xo.html How to Prevent Dry Wood Termites video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-neNsmVbj8Pc.html How to treat and prevent subterranean termites video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H7rW_TSBHJ4.html
2000 or 4000 used in crawl spaces and attics? which for which? how often to apply/treat wood? why only spraying the bottom of the wood? drywood termites can fly. can you also take the hose upstairs in the attic while the 4000 stays on the lower level?
The video you are watching is for new construction only and you CAN treat the whole house especially if you live in areas with Drywood termites or Formosan termites that can attack a home from the air and establish colonies that don't connect to the ground. The 2' band is to prevent subterranean termites, which attack a structure from the ground and must remain in contact with the ground. The termites cannot eat the wood in the 2' band and they cannot build mud tubes over Bora-Care treated wood to get reach the rest of the structure. So when you treat all the wood that contacts the foundation 2' out in a continuous barrier you will protect the home. If there is already a termite infestation you need to treat all accessible wood.
Pretreatment is required on all new residential construction in my state would you recommend both that and a borate job as well since we used Timbor for the soil treatment. By the way you do an excellent informative job for home owners planing to build. Most homes here are slabs a few basements here and there and I wish the crawls had as much height as the one you were in but I'm no longer in the trade will recommend you to old colleagues thanks for all you do.☺👍
Thanks for reaching out. Tim-Bor® Professional is not a soil treatment, so you may have used a different product. Bora-Care® is a stand-alone wood treatment but can be used as part of a dual treatment process. We suggest you check with your local agricultural office/department to see if your state requires dual treatment.
@@NisusCorp sorry I meant premise thanks for the correction. Your videos will hopefully help people understand what past operators are doing andf why. Keep up your good through work sir.👏
Why does the mold control version that comes with the same boracare main jug, take 5 gallons(mixed with the additional mold bottle)? But this same bottle only requires 1 gallon?
Great question! Bora-Care with Mold-Care is mixed at a 5:1 ratio, which is appropriate for drywood termites, mold and wood decay fungi, but not for subterranean termites. Subterranean termites require a 1:1 ratio of Bora-Care. Feel free to reach out with any additional questions!
Thanks for the thorough video. Can you tell me how long this product is effective for? Will I need to redo the accessible areas again at some stage in the future?
Thanks for reaching out. We would need a little more information to provide you with a full detailed answer to your question. Based on the information you have given, we can only provide a general answer for you here. If the product is used outdoors and then treated with a finish, it will last the life of the lumber AS LONG AS there is a finish over it. If used indoors, the product will last the lifetime of the lumber. If you would like to speak to one of our technical experts to have specific questions/details addressed, please feel free to give us a call at 800-264-0870.
Thanks for the video, so as I'm shopping for bora care, I also found bora care with mold care, which one should I purchase? Will both have the same result over termites? Just one gives the added mold control? I want to treat our patio ceiling where we encounter old termites trails after we removed the drywall from the ceiling.
Yes, Bora-Care is the same product in both packages. Bora-Care with Mold-Care contains a Moldicide that kills mold that may be existing on the wood. However, Bora-Care with Mold-Care is not labeled for subterranean termites.
We used Bora Care - some of the product ended up on the already installed window glass and dried before we caught it. It is EXTREMELY difficult to remove from the glass. We tried very hot water and soap with no luck. What do you recommend?
Used the product years ago as a last resort because of activity in a garage coming up a stem wall in a house where there was a water well 3 ft away from outside wall. What do you do to keep it from clogging the sprayer?
We recommend mixing with warm water and keeping the product mixed in the sprayer by agitating/shaking. For cleanup, use a triple rinse process. Details on the cleanup method can be found here: nisuscorp.com/download/bora-care-commercial?wpdmdl=1390&refresh=6078345e911d21618490462
I'm in Southern Utah, and I've spent hours googling any companies in my area that can do a boracare treatment for my home. I can't find any. I have drywood termites, and will be doing a fumigation soon, but I wish I could do a boracare treatment afterwards to make sure I don't get a reinfestation.
Hi Pete - We have reps in various regions across the US. They work closely with pest control companies and can usually recommend someone who can do the Bora-Care treatments. Here is a link showing contact information for them. Jim Sparks is the contact for your area. Please reach out to him and he will be happy to help you out. nisuscorp.com/contact-your-rep
Chris, great question! Here is a link to the label so you can see label rates based on application. Hope this helps! nisuscorp.com/images/uploads/documents-specimen-labels/label_sds_boracare.pdf
Good Question! Three main reasons. 1. Highest Active - Bora-Care patented formula of multiple glycols and disodium octoborate tetrahydrate gives you the highest active rate of 23%. Products like our Tim-bor can only achieve 15% 2. Deeper Penetration - The glycol formulation helps Bora-Care penetrate deeper into wood compared to DOT or borax which would just be a surface loading. 3. Stops Termite Tubing - Bora-Care’s unique formula stops termites from building mud tubes across treated wood, concrete and other building materials. When the termites attack they build mud tubes. As they build the Bora-Care re-liquifies and kills the termites as they build the tube. Other borate products do not stop tubing. This is what allowed us to get EPA approval as a stand-alone termite pretreatment using a 2-foot band treatment. With other products you will need to treat all the wood in the structure. Florida also has this requirement to prevent tubing and no other products has passed the test.
Bora-Care® fully penetrates into the lumber when properly applied with no residue left on the surface of the lumber after a drying period of 24-48 hours.
Hi Bill! Please feel free to check out our TT 2000 Power Cart here: nisuscorp.com/pest-management-professionals/products/truetech#TrueTech-2000-Power-Cart Thanks so much!
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.
If you have mold growing, we recommend using Bora-Care® with Mold-Care®. BORA-CARE® with MOLD-CARE® Moldicide Concentrate is a co-pack of products that uses Mold-Care to kill existing mold and Bora-Care to inhibit future mold and wood decay fungi growth.
Hey Tim, The video you are watching is for new construction only and you CAN treat the whole house especially if you live in areas with Drywood termites or Formosan termites that can attack a home from the air and establish colonies that don't connect to the ground. The 2' band is to prevent subterranean termites, which attack a structure from the ground and must remain in contact with the ground. The termites cannot eat the wood in the 2' band and they cannot build mud tubes over Bora-Care treated wood to get reach the rest of the structure. So when you treat all the wood that contacts the foundation 2' out in a continuous barrier you will protect the home. If there is already a termite infestation you need to treat all accessible wood. Thanks for your question.
@@jude999 1. Because his using it as a pre-treatment 2. Unless your removing all your walls to get to the studs. Then sure go ahead if not it won’t work. It really isn’t rocket science
The active ingredient in Bora-Care is a borate mineral salt so it does not break down over time. If the wood remains dry or is painted or sealed Bora-Care will remain in the wood as long as the wood is in service. If a home is flooded the product must be reapplied.
Great question! For difficult to reach areas we are always going to refer you to a pest control company. They have special tools and equipment that can inject high pressure mist or dry foam into wall voids and inaccessible areas. The bottom line is you have to get the Bora-Care on the bare wood. Thanks!
Hi Gloria -- Bora-Care must be applied to bare wood. So if wood has been varnished or painted, that coating must be removed before Bora-Care can be applied. Sometimes wood like ship lap walls that are painted on one side can be removed and treated on the unpainted side so the finish does not have to be removed. Once applied wood can be painted, stained or varnished after 24 hours.
Why did you mix 1 gallon of Bora Care with 1 Gallon of water? The instructions on the product advise mixing 1 gallon of Bora Care with 2 gallons of water... Also I do not see the instructor wearing a face mask... How toxic to human beings is Bora Care?
There are many different mix ratios on the label. This video illustrates just one of these. If the proper precautions are followed, you will be completely fine using this product. If using the product in an enclosed/confined areas, using a respirator mask is needed.
