JANSSEN PEST SOLUTIONS
IOWA’S AUTHORIZED BORA-CARE APPLICATOR FOR 15 YEARS
WHAT IS BORA-CARE
BENIFITS OF BORA-CARE
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No downtime for trades, they can be on site when the treatment is being performed.
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Applied directly to the wood that termites eat delivering superior termite protection over a liquid termite treatment.
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Save an average of 300 Gallons of pesticide from penetration the soil at each location.
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Qualifies for LEED GREEN building points.
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Approved by FHA and VA lenders to meet their termite treatment requirements.
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Offers a Limited 30 Year warranty which provides piece of mind from the home buyer.
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The primary active ingredient, borate will not break down over time unlike liquid treatments that need to be reapplied every 5 years.
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Eliminates need for additional treatment at final grade
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Fastest growing termite pretreatment in the U.S.
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Eliminates weather delays
WHAT IS BORA-CARE
Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate. It’s a fancy way to say “DOT”, Bora-Care’s active ingredient. More simply stated, Bora-Care is a combination of the naturally found mineral borate and a patented mixture of glycol-based components that easily absorb into the porous fibers of wood and draw the borates with it. And since borates don’t break down over time, the product remains available for the life of the wood providing residual protection. In addition, this patented product provides you with a low toxicity solution. And that means that Bora-Care can be used with confidence in and around homes, apartments, schools, hospitals, kennels, farm buildings, trailers, warehouses, non-food areas of supermarkets, restaurants and food processing plants.
BORA-CARE FOR BUILDERS
DOES BORA-CARE MEET CODE REQUIREMENTS?
A major challenge for builders is making sure the products they use comply with building codes and other standards. Bora-Care keeps builders compliant with the International Residential Code by meeting the standards for protection from subteranean termites and fungal decay.
Bora-Care is a borate-based termiticide insecticide and fungicide applied by pest management companies directly to structural wood, concrete and foundation penetrations during new construction. This creates a continuous treated area that inhibits subterranean termite tubing and kills termites if they consume the treated wood. Bora-Care’s active ingredient penetrates into wood and remains there, providing years of residual protection. This unique penetrating action also protects wood where pressure treatment cannot reach, defending areas like sill plate cross-cuts, end-cuts and other modifications that expose areas of wood not protected by pressure treatment.
USE AS A BORATE-BASED TERMITICIDE PRETREATMENT
• EPA registration: Bora-Care is the only borate-based termiticide registered by EPA as a primary two-foot subterranean
termite barrier new construction treatment with years of proven product-specific, original efficacy data and a 30 year
warranty for the pest company.
• HUD termite requirements: Bora-Care is allowed by HUD as a subterranean termite treatment. Just check the entry
box for wood treatment already on the form (Form 99-A).
• Complies with the International Residential Code (IRC):
– Section R318, Protection Against Subterranean Termites
– Field-applied wood treatments such as Bora-Care for new construction are allowed.
END-CUT REQUIREMENTS ON PRESSURE-TREATED WOOD
• IRC & the American Wood Protection Association (AWPA):
– IRC, Section R317.1.1 Field Treatment of End Cuts
– The American Wood Protection Association Standard M4: A preservative must be applied to any end cut on pressure
treated wood to prevent decay and infestation.
– Because of its thorough penetrating action and residual power, a Bora-Care application meets the IRC and AWPA
requirements for end-cut treatments on pressure-treated wood.
GREEN BUILDING POINTS
• U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED): Using Bora-Care can qualify
builders for LEED points under Sustainable Sites: “Non-Toxic Pest Control” where wood framing is treated with a borate
product (many other green building programs offer similar point systems).
HOW DOES BORA-CARE DIFFER FROM A TRADITIONAL PRE-CONTRUCTION TREATMENT?
Traditional pre-construction treatments inject liquid termiticide in the ground just before the foundation is poured. Additionally a final grade injection treatment is applied after the final grade has been completed. Traditional treatments require a fair amount of coordination between the contractor, the concrete contractor the final grade team and the pest control firm to have a carefully choreography sequence of events to ensure a proper treatment is done. The liquid Pre-Construction treatment begins to break down and lose its effectiveness the moment it is injected in the ground and needs to be reapplied after 5 years due to the chemistry of the insecticide.
Bora-Care is applied during the “rough in” phase of construction when all the framing and roof have been completed and before the insulation is installed. Because we only need one call to notify us of a ready to treat house, there are less scheduling head aches and coordination for treatment is a breeze. All trades that are on site can continue working so there is no need to slow down or stop construction during the treatment. The solution is colorless and odorless and it is applied directly to the first 2 feet of wood that termites feed on. Additionally it will be applied to sill plates, expansion joints in the concrete and all 2x framing in the basement 2 feet up from the foundation. The glycol based borate is then absorbed through the wood ensuring complete protection. Once treated, termites, carpenter ants and wood destroying beetles can not infest the wood. Termites that attempt to tunnel across the wood pick up a deadly dose of material and will not forage on treated wood. Carpenter ants exposed the the treated wood can not bore it out and can not cause costly damage.
In short Bora-Care saves builders time and money, reduces scheduling headaches and delivering your customers better, longer lasting termite protection.
