Boracare is the best product we have to treat raw wood for powerpost beetles or other similar wood-boring insects. Boracare is there for the life of the wood, however, in very old wood there may not be enough moisture for the Boracare to get all the way to the center of larger beams. Unfortunately, you must have a special chamber to fumigate individual items - an antique dealer can often give a referral - otherwise you would need to have a professional company come out to tent and treat the entire structure. You can do a full pre-construction treatment with Boracare or Timbor on the new raw structural wood to help prevent infestations of wood-boring beetles, carpenter ants, termites, and wood decay fungus.
Bora-Care can ony be applied to raw wood for wood destroying insects. Are you treating for Emerald Ash Borers? Is so, we recommend using Ferti-lome Tree & Shrub Insect Drench.
Yes, you can apply Bora-Care to the plywood in this area as long as the plywood has not been treated with anything else.
Unfortunately the Boracare? is not labeled for or to repel 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.
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Ideally we would need to know specifically what pest you are treating for. Are you treating for powder post beetles? Or are you treating for drywood termites? In most cases if a wood destroying insect is found within the frame of a piece of furniture your options are as follows: Option 1- Strip down any stain or finish on the wood down to its raw natural state and apply a product like Boracare to the raw wood surface to treat it and then you can refinish as desired once dry; Option 2- If stripping the finish off isnt an option then you would need to drill holes in the needed places of the furniture and insert a product like Jecta which is an injectable form of Boracare. Both the Boracare and Jecta absorb into the wood so that as the insects inside it eat the treated wood they consume it and die from it. Both products also last for the life of the wood to protect it; Option 3- If neither of those are an option for you and you dont want to drill holes or remove the finish, then your only option would be to hire a company that has a heat treatment or fumigation treatment chamber to put the furniture within to kill all the insects within it without doing any damage to the couch.
You will want to pressure wash, dry, apply Bora-Care (allow to dry) and then seal after.
We would recommend that you contact the Boracare manufacturer, Nisus, for further assistance. Nisus may be reached at 800-264-0870.
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.
We arent sure we understand what you mean. Boracare is meant to be mixed with water and applied with either a hand pump sprayer that you create the pressure with yourself and spray on until wet but not dripping, or applied with a paint brush or roller. For large beams you would need to be applying it in one of those options and doing two coats to all sides if the beams are more than 5 inches thick in each direction.
Bora-Care will remain for the life of the treated wood, so no retreatments are necessary.
Bora-Care is labeled to be used on wood in it’s natural, raw state. The product will not penetrate the plastic laminate. The wood would need to be stripped down to it’s natural, raw state to be treated with Bora Care.
Bora-Care will kill all types but might not be the best choice depending on the type you have. Subterranean termites and dry wood termites are two very different insects that require two very different treatments. We recommend that you get your termite infestation identified before you select a treatment method to be sure you are choosing the proper treatment method. Here two articles that can help you learn the differences between the two types of termites: Drywood Termites or Subterranean Termites. If you are still unsure after reading the articles you can always call in a professional company. Almost all termite companies will offer a free inspection and they will tell you what type of termites you are dealing with and how they recommend treating for the. At that point you can choose to hire them or do it your self. Termidor SC is the top termite product on the market. Termidor is completely undetectable by termites and once termites touch it they contact, ingest and spread the termiticide until it eliminates the entire colony. Termidor controls all types of termites including Subterranean, Formosan, and Drywood termites though the application method will be different for each type of termite.
Bora-care is made for treating raw wood, if the wood has been painted, stained or treated in any way it will not absorb into the wood and therefore will not protect your wood.
Yes it is completely safe to use Boracare in the home on exposed studs as long as only the applicator is in the area while the product is being applied, and until the surface of the studs has dried. This could be as little as a couple of hours or as much as a day depending on how heavily you applied the product.
No, Boracare will only be absorbed into raw wood with no stain, veneer, or paint.
You should use a wood treatment product to treat powder post beetles. Bora-Care is the best wood treatment product available. Bora-Care will penetrate through the wood and kill the larvae eating the wood no matter where they are in the wood. However, it can only be applied to raw wood. It cannot be applied to wood that is painted, stained, or sealed. If your wood is painted, stained, or sealed, then you will need to drill holes and inject Bora-Care or sand the finish off of the wood, treat with Bora-Care, and then refinish the wood. Please check out our Powder Post Beetle Treatmen page. Here you will find a treatment guide along with the proper products to use.
When using Bora-Care on painted wood, you should drill a hole every 6 inches up/down the stud/posts to ensure good coverage.
Bora-Care penetrates up to 4 inches into the wood. Pressure washing will not remove it. We recommend to wait about 72 hours after applying Bora-Care before doing anything else to the wood. It is recommended to apply to all sides of the wood you are treating.
Wood just needs to be dry before applying Bora-Care. It can take up to 48 hours for it to dry after application. It should dry clear when mixed as directed and would not affect stain once dry.
