Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate (Borate)

Borate is an odorless, powdery white compound made of boron and oxygen. The element boron is common in the environment and found in many products you probably use everyday including toothpaste, mouthwash, laundry detergent and cosmetics, to name just a few. In pest control, boron is used as both an insecticide and a fungicide. Its most common pest control use is to protect against and eliminate wood-destroying insects such as termites, carpenter ants, and other wood boring beetles.

 

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Treats and protects wood against termites, carpenter ants, powderpost beetles and wood decay fungi.
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Bora-Care with Mold-Care treats and prevents mold on wood surfaces, in addition to giving the wood protection against wood-destroying insects such as termites and beetles.
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A wood preservative for the protection and treatment of lumber against fungal decay and wood destroying insects.
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A liquid ant bait formulated for sweet and protein feeding ants as well as ants foraging for water.
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A ready-to-use bait station pre-filled with liquid borate bait which attracts and kills ants in an instant.
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InTice Thiquid Ant Bait is a thick, syrup bait that most common household ants will find irresistible. The completely odorless InTice Thiquid formula attracts ants fast.
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Borate dust provides an inexpensive and flexible means of getting to hard-to-reach areas for insects.
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Excellent high-moisture ant gel for sweet-feeding ants.
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The effectiveness of Bora-Care in a gel form for sealed or hard-to-reach wood.
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A ready-to-use insecticide that destroys adult insects and stunts juvenile development.
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A patent pending, rigid gel formulation that effectively kills common household ants.
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A liquid ant bait for all sweet-eating ants that will kill the queen and colony.
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A thick syrup bait in a super sweet formula that ants will not be able to resist.
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An effective liquid bait that features a unique super-sweet attractant that will attract ants instantly.
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A ready-to-use Borate based wood preserver that protects against wood destroying organisms such as Fungi, Termites, Carpenter Ants, and Wood Boring Beetles
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A professional granular micronutrient for plants that are grown in soilless or artificial media.
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A liquid 1% borax ant bait for all sweet-eating ants that will kill the queen and colony.
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A clear solid wood preservative that stops and eliminates fungal organisms from permanently damaging wood surfaces and wood products.
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A mineral supplement that will quickly turn plants from yellow to green, and is great for use in lawns, trees, flowers, shrubs, and vegetables.
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A water soluble wood preservative that effectively kills fungal organisms from damaging wood surfaces.
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Highly effective in controlling decay fungi that can cause strength loss and eventual structural failure in untreated wood.
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A non-selective pre-emergent and post-emergent herbicide that controls all plant growth vegetation through the root zone.
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Highly effective in controlling decay fungi that can cause strength loss and eventual structural failure in untreated wood.
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These borate based solid wood preservatives are specially made to help stop and prevent fungal decay in woods. It comes in 1/2 in. x 2 in. size and is sold by box of 12.

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Borate Mode of Action

Borate in pesticides acts as a stomach poison when ingested by termites, beetles, ants, cockroaches, or silverfish.


Borate as a wood treatment

Diluted borate solutions can be directly applied with a hand held sprayer to the surface of unfinished wood, brushed onto the surface, or injected into infested wood galleries or other pockets exhibiting decay. Any accessible exposed surface may be whether actively infested or merely susceptible to insects or decay fungi.  This includes beams, joists, sills, siding, and decking.


Toxicity

In general, the toxicity of an insecticide containing Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate is based on its levels of boron. Boron is typically considered low in toxicity because of its prevalence in our environment and daily ingestion by humans. The risks associated with the use of borate products are related to the potential exposure the application can have. As always, read the product label and follow the instructions which are given for your safety.

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