Yes, after the Bora-Care has dried, you can sand and finish the wood. It usually takes 24-48 hours to fully dry.
Bora-Care will not stain concrete or flagstone. The effects you are speaking of should be temporary.
We apologize, but we are not aware of any natural methods, such as freezing, that will kill termites. We recommend either using Boracare on the cabinet if there is no finish or paint on it or using Jecta directly in the kickback holes from the termites.
Please check out our Termite Guide for more tips on how to treat and prevent termites.
No, you would not mix Bora-Care with Termidor SC for a single application. Bora-Care is a wood treatment product that is great for drywood termites. Termidor SC is made to adhere to soil and is poured in a 6-inch deep trench that is dug around the foundation of the home. So depending on which type of termite you have will determine which product would be best for you.
Unless a dye was added to the Bora-Care at the time of application, you would not be able to tell if the wood in your crawlspace has been treated or not.
Bora-Care is only labeled for use on raw, untreated wood. For an effective treatment we would recommend you strip the wood of any paint.
Bifen XTS and Dominion 2L should not be mixed for any termite treatments. Neither of these products are a wood treatment product. We do carry Bora-Care for treating wood surfaces. Please take a few moments to review our treatment article on How to Get Rid of Drywood Termites for more information on a successful eradication.
If the raw wood of the door is exposed, then Boracare is definitely the product you want to use. Mix it at a 5:1 ratio for termite prevention or a 1:1 ratio for an active infestation and spray as many sides of the wood that you can get to. Boracare will soak into the wood and last for the life of the wood to protect it from wood destroying insects and fungus.
Boracare should only be used to prevent carpenter ants. We do not recommend using it to treat and active infestation. You can treat and active infestation by using something like Carpenter Ant Bait or by treating directly with a product like Phantom Aerosol or Termidor Foam.
No, Boracare is not labeled for carpenter bees.
For carpenter bees, we would recommend using our Carpenter Bee Kit. It has everything you need to do a complete treatment for bees.
Please also check out our Carpenter Bee Guide for more tips on how to treat and prevent them in the future.
Pets and people need to be kept out of the area while Boracare is being applied. Once the product dries completely, it is safe for them to return. Boracare is not labeled for use on trees. We would recommend using a general insecticide, such as Suspend SC, on your trees for ants. This can be used every 30 days as needed.
Yes, after Bora-Care is applied and it dries, you can paint or use a stain on the wood.
Bora-Care is safe if it is applied to raw wood when the pets are not present. Once the treated surfaces have completely, it is safe for them to returned to the treated areas/surfaces.
Bora-Care can be applied to log cabins or other wood surfaces that are in its natural form without a finish, varnish, sealant, paint or stain. Otherwise the solution will not penetrate into the wood to target the listed pests.
Boracare is a very viscous liquid that needs to be thoroughly mixed with warm -hot water and thinned out before application. The label states that it can be applied by sprayer or by painting or rolling the product on but we are not sure that submerging the wood in the solution will be a proper application as it should only be applied until wet and not to the point of run off or oversaturation.
Powderpost beetles can lay dormant for years in the wood and Boracare will not kill them until they are actively feeding. Even after applying a product like Boracare to all sides of the infested raw wood (ideal situation) you can often still see signs of activity of the powder post beetles for a few years after treatment. This is because the product works through ingestion so as the larvae emerge from the wood (which is whenever they are good and ready) they eat the wood on their way out and ingest it and die. No new adults will be able to leave them in any holes in the wood as again, once they ingest it they will die.
Placing treated wood in a sealed bag will not increase the speed at which this happens. If it is just one piece of furniture that is infested and you want a quicker kill, you can also contact local furniture finishers or pest control operators who may offer a heat chamber. Heating the furniture up to over 140 degrees for several hours will any pest that is inside where dormant or not.
Are you trying to treat an active infestation of something or prevention?
Bora-Care is an insecticide used for treating wood boring insects and is meant to be applied to raw wood. It is not labeled for use on turf grass. If Bora-Care was accidentally applied to your lawn it will most likely kill it. Borate, Boracare's active ingredient, kills plant life, including grass, trees and shrubs.
No, Boracare is not labeled for carpenter bees.
For carpenter bees, we would recommend using our Carpenter Bee Kit. It has everything inside of it to do a complete treatment for bees.
Please also check out our Carpenter Bee Guide for wonderful tips on how to treat and prevent them in the future.
