Boracare
Bora-Care® is a patented liquid formulation to protect structural wood from attacking wood destroying organisms. It contains disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (also called DOT, a borate compound) as the active ingredient and also contains glycol penetrants to help the active ingredient diffuse into the wood. Learn more through the Boracare Safety Data Sheet
Altriset
Altriset® is intended for use as a remedial and/or preventive termite control product in
both pre and post-construction situations. When treating structures for control/protection
against termite infestations to maximize the effectiveness of Altriset apply the product in
a manner as to provide a continuous treatment zone. Every attempt to maintain the
continuous treatment zone must be made.
Altriset is effective against arboreal, and subterranean termites including species of Nasutitermes, Reticulitermes, Coptotermes, and Heterotermes. Learn more with the Altriset Data Safety Sheet
Termidor
Termidor eliminates termites by both ingestion and contact, and is lethal to termites simply through contact with other Termidor-tainted individuals. And because Termidor is a non-repellent - undetectable to termites - the pests freely forage through treated areas, unknowingly ingesting, picking up and transferring Termidor throughout the population. It's the product's unique "Transfer Effect," allowing Termidor to achieve 100% control of termite populations at the very low rate of just 0.06% active ingredient. Learn more with the Termidor Safety Data Sheet
Premise
Premise is a systemic insecticide belonging to a class of chemicals called the neonicotinoids which act on the central nervous system of insects. The chemical works by interfering with the transmission of stimuli in the insect nervous system. Specifically, it causes a blockage of the nicotinergic neuronal
pathway. By blocking nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, imidacloprid prevents acetylcholine from transmitting impulses between nerves, resulting in the insect's paralysis and eventual death. It is effective on contact and via stomach action. Because imidacloprid binds much more strongly to
insect neuron receptors than to mammal neuron receptors, this insecticide is more toxic to insects than to mammals.
From 1999 through at least 2018, imidacloprid was the most widely used insecticide in the world. Although it is now off patent, the primary manufacturer of this chemical is Bayer CropScience (part of Bayer AG). It is sold under many names for many uses; it can be applied by soil injection, tree injection, application to the skin of the plant, broadcast foliar, ground application as a granular or liquid formulation, or as a pesticide-coated seed treatment. Imidacloprid is widely used for pest control in agriculture. Other uses include application to foundations to prevent termite damage, pest control for gardens and turf, treatment of domestic pets to control fleas, protection of trees from boring insects, and in preservative treatment of some types of lumber products. Learn more with the Premise Safety Data Sheet
Vikane
Vikane is an inorganic compound with the formula SO2F2. It is an easily condensed gas and has properties more similar to sulfur hexafluoride than sulfuryl chloride, being resistant to hydrolysis even up to 150 °C. It is neurotoxic and a potent greenhouse gas, but is widely used as a fumigant insecticide to control termites.
Learn more with the Vikane Safety Data Sheet