Customer Reviews for Bora-Care

Stuff pro's use for wood. Picture and mirror frames can contain powder post beetles. If you see sawdust buy this quick. Drops from termites in furnishings, same advice, this is very concentrated, dilute. If highly saturated it will leave residue, wipe off. Good service from company too.

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Before using Bora-Care, home sawn red oak and black cherry lumber had damage showing within two weeks of cutting. At that time, Bora-Care was applied to that lumber at a 1:5 dilution in water and no further damage was found. Since then, we use Bora-Care immediately after sawing any oak - red and white, black cherry, hackberry, and soft maple. Over 150 logs have been sawn and no evidence of damage from powder post beetles has been seen. We won't start the sawmill without enough Bora-Care solution ready to spray the lumber cut that day.

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I found my original post from August 2014 when I purchased Bora Care to treat powder post beetles in some log furniture I aquired. Note to self,I sprayed my furniture outside on my lawn, it killed my lawn,( but it came back eventually.) 2015 I noticed a few new holes, and one or two beetles, nothing like before however, so YEY!... Now, here were are again- almost in August, and I've found 3 beetles, and 9 new holes! UGGG.. So I'd say it worked for the most part, but not a complete fix. Definitely needs continued treatment.

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I have used this product before about 12 years ago. We are having another house built and I wanted to protect this home as well. This order was top quality as was the last one and the price was the best on the Web. Shipping was so fast when it came in it took me by suprise. I would order from this company again.

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I'd like to hold off on my final verdict concerning Boracare. I am using it to kill powder post beatles. They are not active right now so I won't know about the effectiveness of the product until this Spring. I will then try to do another review. Now about my experience with using the product. What ever you do make sure to use hot water😨. The stuff is like syrup but mixes well with the hot water. I used a cheap 2 gallon sprayer with no problems. Follow the directions! Use the precautions😷. This stuff is only 40% Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate (DOT). It's the other 60% I have concerns about. Heck! Timbor is 98% DOT and it's used a preventative. I plan on contacting Nisus Corporation again to ask about what makes up the other 60%. Also, Nisus has a great PDF file on figuring square footage to be sprayed. Is missed by a half gallon doesn't sound like much but at $80 a pop. This is a good site for how to use the product and figure amount. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://nisuscorp.com/images/uploads/documents-technical-bulletins/techbulletin_newconstructiontreatments.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwi9nuXXtP3OAhVL6yYKHVOIAScQFggoMAA&usg=AFQjCNFZED7OmXfBaRHH2HRdFtg0QvLG8A. This other link is the one I referred to when figuring number of gallons to buy. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://nisuscorp.com/images/uploads/documents-technical-bulletins/techbulletin_loghomes_dimensionallumber.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwiKoYfhtf3OAhWEgCYKHY2wDy8QFggiMAE&usg=AFQjCNEokDVm9Qo6lgaR14Qx0NWCP0CWKw. Even though it says log homes it still deals with all measurements of timber. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Ric PS: The star rating may change, hopefully up😎

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worked as advertised and shipping was immediate

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On September 7 I ordered a jug of Bora-Care from DoMyOwnPestControl.com and the morning of September 9 the order was delivered. Extremely fast fulfillment! I had looked into the process for making my own fungicide using borax, boric acid and propylene glycol but decided not to because it involved heating the mix. As a ready to use product Bora-Care is well worth the cost. It's a thick mixture and difficult to pour small amounts for mixing doses for application but knowing that in advance is enough to be prepared.

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After a complete coverage of our cabin and one followup in problem areas, the powder post beetles are still active. Not sure what to try next. The product did stop some of the activity but I would like to eliminate the pest.

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Had new 8 x 10 shed constructed two years ago. My old shed had some termite infestation and the company that constructed the new shed spayed every piece of wood with this product. I have not seen one termite, carpenter ants or any other bug infestation since this product was applied. Since the new shed cost me a fortune I can honestly say I'm so glad I purchased this product. I live in an area where termites are everywhere and believe me this product works. If you follow the directions and use this product as instructed you won't be disappointed. The ease of ordering and the delivery to your home is an added plus. This is my go to company for all my pest control needs.

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I got what I ordered and I received it very quickly. It was packaged well. I don't know if it works yet but come spring I should be able to tell something.

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I had 100+ years old heart pine from our old barn milled for use as a new kitchen floor in my 100+ years old home. As there had been powder post beetle activity in the wood over the years, I applied bora-care over the installed floor (before finishing of course) at a 1:1 ratio. All went as per instructions and after a couple days of dry time, the floor was successfully finished. DoMyOwnPestControl was very quick to respond to my questions and shipping ultra fast.

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It came very fast and in great condition. We look at all the reviews and decided to give it a try. Thank you

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Very straight forward. Product showed up in about a week.

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I waited until there was a hot humid period to give this review. (If the carpenter ants were coming back that would do it. ) It's been a couple of weeks and so far no ants.

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I had some sweet mesquite that was laying out to dry in my barn. Saw the telltale dust piles and decided to try the Bora Care. Applied it with a pump sprayer. A week later I found that there are only a dozen or so dust piles still forming. Probably a 90% kill rate. My next move is to try injecting the treatment into the remaining bore holes with a syringe. To early to identify any reinfestation.

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I was very pleased with the product and assistance I received with the Bora-care product. I treated the powder beetles myself and called in before starting the project. I received great customer care, they answered all my questions and got me on my way!! Thank you pest control for being there to help!!

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We were very pleased with the pricing and response time on our order. We also appreciated the savings - quite a bit of savings over our last supplier. Bravo!

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Excellent product

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Easy to mix, easy to apply. Results won't be known until next summer when we open up our summer house.

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I received exactly what I ordered in less time than expected, even though it was Christmas-time.

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The shipping was very fast. I haven't used the product yet but i am sure it will be good.

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Seems to be working where other products have failed! Very easy to use.

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The product was easy to use. I just followed the instruction video, mixed and sprayed. The delivery of the product was extremely quick and I am very happy with the great service.

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I applied this product as instructed to a cypress beam to eliminate powder post beetles. It did not kill the beetles, I'll have to try again. Perhaps this is why they only sell this product in gallon size, it takes multiple applications!

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There is no way for me to evaluate if this product really works since its effectiveness is based on whether i will see termite evidence in the future. I bought on faith and I hope all that i read becomes true. For now, make sure you do follow the instructions and use warm water, use only the amount you think you will spray and cover things to avoid overspray. It felt like i was working with molases. I never purchased from this company but I was pleasantly surprised things worked out smoothly and delivered very quickly. I will do so again.

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you should definently follow the directions and wear protective clothing i got some on my arm and it stung but after i sprayed the house and garage no more bugs.

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I have purchased 3 cases of Bora-Care to protect freshly sawed pine boards that are ~1" thick and stored in a barn. The boards are stacked on landscape timbers and spaced for drying. The following comments are offered regarding service and the mixture of 1 gal. of Bora-Care with 2 gals. of water. Do MY Own is a very responsive company that has a good website and ships orders promptly. Bora-Care goes into solution easier with hot water. The 1:2 Mixture did not apply well with my garden sprayer, but putting it on with a medium bristle brush. Review will be updated in bugs get into wood.

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I had some type of wood borer consistantly putting holes in my 5ft. Redwood cigar store indian carving, It's been about a month since application and so far no more holes. Straight forward instructions, shipped quickly, and easy to use.

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DOMYOWN was very fair priced and efficient in the processing and shipping of the order. The products are what is promised on the website and provides a great opportunity for a homeowner to save a lot of money and also access products that otherwise might be sold by a local vendor that overcharges.

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Ordered it, it arrived on date stated with tracking number. Have already applied to the deck. 5:1 ratio H20 : Bora Care Watched a U-Tube of B. Villa applying with pump up sprayer. Though I would try it. Will see down the road if it lives up to Villa's recommendation. My guess is it will.

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