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Timbor Insecticide and Fungicide

Tim-bor Professional is used for the control of carpenter ants, drywood termites, wood decay fungi and wood boring beetles. It is a water-soluble borate powder that can be applied as a dust, spray, foam or mist onto wood and cellulosic materials or inside wall voids, cracks and crevices. Depending on the moisture content of the materials, the liquid solution will penetrate to create a protective envelope, acting as a preservative, insecticide and fungicide. The dust provides an additional layer of protection by killing carpenter ants, drywood alates and adult wood boring beetles that enter the structure and pass through it.

Active Ingredient: Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate - 98%
Size: 1.5 lb. Bag
Yield: One 1.5 lb. of Timbor treat up to 200 sq.ft.
Target Pest: Subterranean Termites (Reticulitermes, Heterotemes, Coptotermes (Formosan)), Drywood Termites (Kalotermes, Incisitermes), Dampwood Termites (Zootermopis), Powderpost Beetles (Lyctidae), "False" Powderpost Beetles (Bostrichidae), Deathwatch and Furniture Beetles (Anobiidae), Old House Borers, Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae), Carpenter Ant (Camponotus), Bark and Timber Beetles (Scolytidae).
Not for Sale To: AK, CT, NY, VT, and NJ
FOR USE IN: Inside and Outside on untreated wood

TIM-BOR Professional is recommended for wood and cellulose material in accordance with the specific treatment methods described herein. TIM-BOR Professional is effective for all interior and exterior wood (and wood-foam composite structural components) that will be protected from excessive rain and not in direct contact with the soil. Types of wood include, but are not limited to, all types of lumber, logs and plywood. Do not apply TIM-BOR Professional to wood or cellulose material that has been painted, varnished or sealed. For best results, apply TIM-BOR Professional to bare wood. Use soap and water to clean application equipment.

Advantages of Timbor Professional

• Water-soluble borate powder for use as a dust, liquid or foam
• Active ingredient is a borate: Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate
• Prevents and controls drywood termites, wood decay fungi, carpenter ants, old house borers and powderpost beetles
• Won't discolor or stain wood surfaces
• Won't corrode screws, nails and other components used in construction
• Use to treat wood in conjunction with other termite treatments, such as a termite bait application or a soil treatment (not labeled as a primary new construction termite treatment)
• Use as a replacement for fumigation or as an add-on to fumigation to provide residual protection
• Works best when wood has higher moisture content.
• Highly effective & economical
• Virtually odorless
• For interior and exterior use
• Manufactured with a concern for the environment

Tim-bor Professional is an efficient, fast and economical way to treat a structure for target pests. It can be used as a wood preservative, fungicide and insecticide on its own or in conjunction with other treatments as a supplement. Because of its application flexibility as a dust or liquid, PMPs can address many treatment niches with this single product - Tim-bor Professional can be applied as a dust, spray, foam or mist onto wood and cellulose materials or inside wall voids, cracks and crevices.

The active ingredient in Tim-bor Professional is Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate (DOT), a natural mineral salt with a low mammalian toxicity and no known resistance.

Tim-bor Professional has strong brand awareness and a long history of effectiveness in the market place. Because it is well known in the industry, it is often requested by name, delivering a strong confidence factor for PMPs.

How It Works

Tim-bor Professional's active ingredient is Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate (DOT), a natural borate mineral salt and micronutrient. It is manufactured for use in the form of a water-soluble borate powder. Once it's applied in a liquid form by foaming, misting or spraying onto wood or other cellulosic materials, the borate active ingredient creates a protective envelope and remains for years of protection. Often Tim-bor Professional is dusted into places like wall voids where pests like to hide as an additional protection. When the dust gets on the insects, they clean themselves and consume the boron during the cleaning process.

Please refer to and follow the information on the Timbor label

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