Tim-bor is a unique product for the protection and treatment of wood against all wood destroying organisms. With Tim-bor, you have an insecticide that's odorless, and doesn't contain any harsh chemicals. When applied Tim-bor protects the wood where termites colonize eliminating present infestations, and preventing future ones.

You're in the house of your dreams. It's either brand new, brand new to you, or the home you have built your life in, only one problem, you're not alone. Thousands of unwanted boarders have moved in with you - termites- and they're here to stay. What's worse, they're eating you out of house and home, literally. What do you do? Do what comes naturally. Solve the problem with sodium borate - a mineral as old as the earth itself. Borates have been mined for over a hundred years and used in a variety of products from laundry additives to fiberglass to face creams. For over 40 years, they've protected lumber from wood-destroying insects.

Utilizing Tim-Bor, you have an insecticide that's odorless, and doesn't contain any harsh chemicals. When applied Tim-Bor protects the wood eliminating present infestations, and preventing future ones. Also as Team Too eliminates the termites, life for you goes on as usual. Due to the fact that Tim-Bor has no odors, vapors, or fumes there is also no need to bag foods or medicines prior to treatment, and with the extremely low toxicity rate (equal to table salt) Tim-Bor can be used in sensitive areas such as hospitals, retirement homes, and assisted care facilities without the worries of poisoning or contamination.

Tim-Bor eliminates the following insects as well as others not listed:

• Drywood Termites
• Subterranean Termites
• Dampwood Termites
• Wood Destroying Beetles

Protection for the heart of your home

Tim-bor can be applied as a solution, foam or dust for wood treatment against wood destroying organisms. Tim-bor, applied as a solution or foam to wood, will permeate into the wood to various depths dependent on the moisture in the wood and the wood species. The active ingredient does not break down, therefore as normal moisture changes occur in the wood, Tim-bor is always available to be drawn deeper into the wood over time, providing long lasting protection.

The mode of action for Tim-bor is that of a slow acting stomach poison to insects and a contact poison to decay fungi. As wood destroying insects or their larvae feed on, tunnel in and/or digest wood, they accumulate the active ingredient into their systems.  The accumulation of the boron into their systems acts to poison the insect.

Since Tim-bor is slow acting, termites that have fed on treated wood can accumulate the active ingredient and still move among other individuals in the colony. The transfer of food from workers to nymphs, soldiers and reproductives will also transfer the ingested Tim-bor. Affected individuals also exhibit behavioral changes, becoming sluggish, stop feeding and become moribund. Others in the colony will avoid these individuals as well as area where these individuals have died. The Tim-bor treated wood is not the first choice for feeding, therefore Tim-bor treated wood is avoided by foraging termites. In addition, the Tim-bor powder used as a dust in wall voids and injected into galleries is toxic to termites.

Tim-bor treated wood also deters wood destroying beetles and beetle larvae. Eggs deposited on the surface of treated wood by beetles will have a reduced hatch rate. Larvae that may hatch from eggs will soon die after attempting to eat into Tim-bor treated wood. In infested wood, the larvae will die from ingesting Tim-bor treated wood as they tunnel toward the surface of the wood to pupate. Depending on the life cycle of the beetle, type of beetle, and seasonality of treatment, adult beetles may emerge, but will not reinfest the wood.

Application of Tim-bor to control wood destroying organisms must be part of an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategy. Problems which may have led to the infestation or that may do so in the future must be corrected. This includes correcting moisture leaks, providing adequate ventilation and moisture barriers and removal of debris from crawl spaces. After the initial treatment, inspections should be performed on a regular basis every 2-3 years.

Tim-bor Professional is an EPA registered termiticide and insecticide. Tim-bor is a unique product for the remedial and preventative treatment of wood against all wood destroying organisms.

Tim-Bor can be applied as a liquid, dust, or foam