Customer Reviews for Bora-Care

Sprayed my entire wooden barn with this product twice last fall. Seemed like it took care of the problem. Now they are back. Throughout the entire barn.

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We apologize you did not achieve the intended results. Bora-Care only works on insects that are active feeding on the wood and Powderpost beetles can lay dormant in wood for years until conditions are right for them to hatch and become active to feed on the wood. Seeing activity is normal but they will die from ingesting the treated wood.

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I have been in Historic Restoration for almost 3 decades. I work for one of the largest Historic Construction/Preservation companies on the West Coast. We use Bora-Care almost exclusively in treating both architectural and structural wood members in the process of construction and restoration. We also apply Bora-Care to new wood members that are being integrated into existing wood members. Bora-Care is also often specified by the Architects and Engineers for us to use. It is almost odorless, mixes easily, and can be applied with a simple garden pump style sprayer. It is really a no brainer when it comes to self treating for termites and other insects.

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We purchased Bora-Care for termite treatment on our new stick build. The application was easy and straight-forward. Quoted more than $600 for local company to complete. Did it ourselves for under $200. The ordering process was effortless and shipping was fast. Great product and company.

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I recently purchased the BoraCare product and from start to finish I had an excellent experience! Service, knowledge of product, delivery, product...Everything was excellent! I noticed a difference in bore bees almost immediately. I would definitely recommend and use this company again for any of my home pest control needs!

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The shipment came when I expected and price is competitive.

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painted on, two coats, as directions. easy to use, appears effective. only objection is high cost.

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I wanted to wait to write the review for awhile as the sawdust continued to form for a couple weeks after treatment. 2 coats were applied. Now, about a month later, I don't see any new sawdust. Hopefully this will take care of the problem. The Boracare was easy to apply. I have 1/2 gal left, so I will save it for next year and give it another 2 coats. This was used on 5" timbers used as landscaping timbers around a basement egress window. The timbers are stacked on each other, so most timbers only had one side coated. Some had 2 sides coated. Rich

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applied to patio, don't know the results yet. wait and see

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I ordered boracare to treat what I think is power post bugs.My order came very fast and packaged well. I find that it mixes easy with a drill and paint mixer in cold or warm water. I also ordered the 2Gal pro sprayer to replace the old one that I had. This is the best sprayer that I have found anywhere. I mixed boracare 1to1 to spray under my house. In some places its very low to the ground. Boracare covers good and the 2 gal sprayer works very well in tight places. This was a lot of work but its good to know I want have to do it again for many many years

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I can't speak to how the powder post beetles will feel about it yet, as it's only been applied for one week now, however it was super easy to dilute and mix and applied fast and easily. DoMyOwnPestControl shipped it in a timely manner and packaged it well. I have no complaints and am thrilled to be able to use a product which had no fumes coming up thru the floor and was safe for my two little dogs. Other products' fumes can last for a very long time and make people and animals ill. As to how long the product will continue to kill powder post beetles, I'll go look for evidence of them a year from now. It could quite possibly last longer. I live in a VERY DAMP climate (the coast) where moisture is the number one problem. This appears to be the best solution on the market so far.

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I say "appears to be great" because I have only applied it just a few days ago and I'm assuming that if any critters munch on the studs of my kitchen they'll soon be meeting their doom now that I've applied this. I'm renovating the kitchen, hence the ability to spray Boracare on open studs. A word of caution...this stuff is thick and will clog your sprayer if you aren't careful. Thus, as this website will tell you and as the label on the container advises... (1) use warm water when mixing, (2) spray soon after you mix it, and (3) thoroughly rinse after you use it. It's not hard...just know that the product is designed to harden like glue and will do the same in your sprayer if you're careless. As for the the shipment and overall satisfaction with this website (domyownpestcontrol), I couldn't be happier. I have ordered TONS of stuff from these guys and I'm telling you...there is no better company out there! Incredible customer support, fast shipping, and great packaging. Everything you'd want in a great customer experience!

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Using Boracare for new palapas with wooden structures and palm fronds. The region is northern mexico. Where arizona and Californians like to visit. I have neighbors with bore holes in their Palm frond stalks and they got infested. Im not sure what kind of bug this was all i know is that it likes to eat wood. So i'm tring this product. Will update in a few months. Will be buying more. Could use a coupon......

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After I did some research and found out this item bora-care and I bought 4 gallon for my remodeling sweet home. It's easy to mix with water and easy to spray, by the way the champion spray from this website, is better what I thought. Only thing is the pipe is not too long and I have to carry the 2 gal tan around. It's not a big deal. I sprayed the most house where the drywall has gone. wood absorbs the liquid really fast. How much effect the termite? I don't know yet, so far I don't have termite, hopefully I will never have termite in a long time. Now I am buying Timbor from here, to put dust to the joints and floor corner before everything is closed up. By the way, the company is great, good service, fast shipping. It's even better than Amazon :)

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used BoraCare on all wood in crawlspace and attic after seeing termites swarm. Have saturated wood and will make second applicatiion after allowing two months for product to penetrated the wood. Haven't seen any more swarming, and after second application, anticipate will have permenate protection from future wood damage. I am satisified with this product at this time.

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I think this product works as advertised as I used it and noticed what it does to the treated area of the wood and I think it will protect the wood for life as they said on the lable. I had seen similler product used in other countries and it does protect the wood from termite.

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Product was easy to mix and apply with a 2 gallon sprayer.

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Quick shipping. Our second order. Believe the product to be top notch and the prices for it and shipping the best w could find.

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I hope this treatment works as well as it seems to. Our subdivision is very wooded. This year our homes were over run with carpenter ants. After hearing neighbors' stories of disappointment concerning treatment companies, we turned to Do My Own and Bora-Care. The day after treatment we were no longer seeing carpenter ants. To this day we appear to be ant free.

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The product was fairly easy to use, and not too messy. I used a sprayer for it. I'd give the item 5 stars, but I'm unsure of the lasting effects! However, I think I'll be long dead before I'll have to worry about termites again! The ordering process was very easy, and my product arrived in the scheduled time. All in all a very good experience with this company. Thank you!

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It takes a while, but it does really work. Saved us thousands of dollars in termite tenting and gas. We did, however, take off sheetrock in living room -- and found wood full of galleries, and replaced it. Thank you for this wonderful invention.

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I can't attest to the effectiveness of this material because I used to treat the lumber I was using to replace some rotting 2 x 4's in a wall. Since termites must have contact with moisture, preventing water seepage is always number one. Mix Bora-Care 50:50 with water and paint it on, allowing overnight drying because it it thick and sticky. Univ. of Georgia Extension termite specialist recommended this product and it is easy to use plus gives me piece of mind.

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I have had powder post beetles it a boat I am building. Boracare kills them overnight.

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I can't give a performance review yet since i just applied the product. I can however rate the ease of use. The product was extremely thick. It requires mixing in a bucket with a paint mixer on my cordless drill. It takes some time, but it eventually mixes with water. I mixed it at the 1 to 1 ratio recommended on label. Don't try to mix it in you sprayer, it will plug up the sprayer line before you can dilute it. Application was easy, just spray it on. However it didn't seem to penetrate engineered lumber as well as it did on the dimension lumber. Just something to keep an eye on. I hope this keeps termites out of my new house. I will be closing up the walls with drywall soon.

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Although it's too soon to tell the results, the Boracare application went smoothly after following exactly the directions for mixing on the label. I have an infestation of the Powder Post beetle in some red oak in my woodworking shop that I'm trying to eliminate. For this I'm using the 1:1 ratio and spraying each side of each board. I will follow on the wood floor and OSB walls of my shop with the 5:1 ratio. The service and follow-up communications from DoMyOwnPestControl were excellent.

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Thanks again! Great price, delivery on-time and great customer service! I've been using this product because it's not toxic like these other ones and effective. Forget tenting the house and digging a trench and filling it with highly toxic poison that can leach into my organic vegetable garden!

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When we bought our 1905 wood frame cottage, the original carriage house had been destroyed by termites. We decided to treat the existing home, just in case. We used BoraCare and are very happy we did. Over a year after we treated, we built an addition on the cottage. The addition had termites within a matter of weeks; the existing home treated with BoraCare was perfectly fine. Although the liquid is a little pricey, for us it was well worth the investment against future damage.

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this stuff really works.after much researching and talking to the company rep i'm very happy with boracare.I will keep inspecting on a regular basis but as of now it is working excellent. would give DoMyOwnPestControl 5 stars as well.

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This product is top of the line and wouldn't use anything else to protect my wood structures.

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I can not, at this time, attest to the effectiveness of this product because it was just applied, but, can say that the price was reasonable and shipping was prompt. Have hopes that this relatively non-toxic product will prevent future destruction by wood destroying insects, particularly, termites found at the attached neighbors property.

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Treating for old house beetles in the joist of my attic. I sprayed all the members after pulling insulation out of the way. The infected area is obvious from the noise being made and the fresh fras. Two weeks in and the beetles are still milling away. I hope the beetles soon find the Boracare. My wife is running out of patients with the annoying noise.

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