BOARD DEFENSE - BORATE POWDER
is an EPA registered fungicide and
insecticide.
20 lb pail
Board Defense is a
white borate powder that comes ready to use as a dust or in solution wod
treatment mixed easily in water. There are no hazardous solvents to use
and no odors. The active ingredient in Board Defense, Disodium
Octaborate Tetrahydrate, is a borate derivative wood preservative that
will not break down. Borates have been used as safe and effective wood
preservative treatment for over 40 years.
How is
Board Defense Used?
When
applied as a solution, Board Defense will use the moisture present in
wood to penetrate deep into the board. Since Board Defense does not
break down, the active ingredient will be drawn deeper into the wood in
time. This provides long lasting and effective protection against decay
fungi and other wood destroying insects. However, all wood surfaces
treated with Board Defense that will be exposed to rain should be
coated with a sealant after the wood has dried from treatment.
How
does Board Defense work?
Board
Defense is a slow acting stomach poison to insects and an instant
contact poison to wood rot and fungi. As wood destroying insects and
their larvae carry on their normal activities, they accumulate Board
Defense into their systems. General insects such as ants, cockroaches,
crickets and others will ingest the borate through their feeding and
preening habits. An accumulation of Board Defense acts to poison the
insect.
Termite Protection
Termites
that ingest treated wood can accumulate Board Defense and
still move among the termite colony. Food transferred among individuals
will also transfer the ingested Board Defense. As the borates take
effect, individual termites become sluggish and stop feeding. The
remaining termites will avoid affected individuals and the areas in
which they die. A Board Defense wood treatment is unsavory to termites
and is avoided. Additionally, Board Defense dusted into wall voids and
injected into galleries is toxic to termites.
Fungus Decay and Wood Rot Protection
Decay fungi, Brown Rot, Poria spp., White Rot and Wet Rots are all
killed on contact with Board Defense. Where moisture problems provide
good breeding conditions for fungi, Board Defense can be used as an
excellent wood preservative against future infection or colonization.
Beetles Protection with Borate Treatment
Beetle eggs deposited on the surface of Board Defense treated
wood will have a reduced hatch rate and any larvae that does hatch will
soon die from attempting to eat the treated wood. Additionally, beetle
larvae already infesting wood will ingest Board Defense as they tunnel
to the surface of treated wood and pupate. Beetles may emerge but will
not reinfest the treated wood.
Carpenter Ants
Carpenter ants cause rapid and devastating damage by
excavating wood for nesting. Board Defense treated wood is very
unpalatable and carpenter ants will not excavate it. When used as a
dust, Board Defense can be placed in nesting sites, around wall voids,
across conduit and around plumbing to control carpenter ants. Board
Defense adheres to the pest’s body and is ingested as the ant attempts
to clean the powder off. It also acts as a desiccant and can break the
exoskeleton and dehydrate other insects.
Cockroaches,
Ants, Silverfish, Crickets, etc.
Board Defense is also effective
against other general pests. As a powder Board Defense can be directly
applied to insect harborage areas or in a solution as a crack and
crevice treatment. As the insects crawl through treated areas, the
Board Defense adheres to the insect’s body. The tiny particles are then
ingested as the pest attempts to clean the powder from its antennae and
legs.- Targets
Wood Destroying Organisms Including:
- Decay Fungi
- Subterranean Termites
- Drywood Termites
- Dampwood Termites
- Carpenter Ants
- Powder Post Beetles
- Old House Borers
- Flat Headed Borers
ACTIVE INGREDIENT:
Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .98.0% (by wt.)
(Na2B8O13. 4H2O)
INERT INGREDIENTS: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0% (by wt.)
Total: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100.0% (by wt.)
