🏷️ Brand Names — Same Active Ingredient
🎯 Target Pests
🔬 How It Works
Boracare works by penetrating wood and depositing borate salts throughout the wood matrix. When insects feed on treated wood, they ingest the borate, which disrupts their gut enzymes and causes death through starvation.
Why Boracare over Tim-bor: Boracare uses a glycol penetrant that carries the borate deep into dry wood — essential for treating existing dry wood in walls, crawl spaces, and framing. Tim-bor is applied to surfaces and requires the wood to be wet to penetrate well. For new construction or pre-treat applications, Tim-bor is sufficient and more economical. For remedial treatment of existing dry wood, Boracare's deep penetration is essential.
⚗️ Mixing & Application Rates
Boracare is diluted with warm water before application. Tim-bor is dissolved in water.
⚠️ Safety & Precautions
- Low mammalian toxicity — borates have a wide safety margin for humans and pets
- Do not apply to painted, sealed, or finished wood — penetration is blocked
- Professional license required for most structural applications
- Avoid breathing fine dust of dry Tim-bor — use dust mask
- Do not apply near aquatic environments — toxic to aquatic organisms at high concentrations
📄 SDS / Label Resources
Boracare and Tim-bor SDS available from Nisus Corporation directly at nisuscorp.com. Both products are extensively documented with EPA labels available on CDMS.