Old House Borers: Old house present the greatest control challenge to the pest management professional. They are large insects with a life cycle that can extend to 10 or more years. The old house borer attacks only softwoods and the initial introduction typically occurs while lumber is being stored in a lumberyard. Although named the old house, borer, the first emergence of these beatles in a home usually appears within five to seven years after construction.
Termites eat wood to gain nutrition and energy, But they can't digest it themselves Special protozoa live in the gut of every termite, breaking down the cellulose so that the nutrients.
BOSS Herbal 20 kills these protozoa, effectively destroying the termite's ability to obtain any nutrients from its food. The more it eats, the more it starves. And since worker termites bring the food for other members of the population, those being fed by the worker termites can also be affected. As others feed either on the mulch or the dead termites, and are affected, the overall result is a reduction of the termite activity around your home.
- All existing wood work in the building which is in contact with the floor or wall and which is infested by termites, shall be treated by spraying at the points of contacts with the adjoining masonry with the Herbal Organic (Power 20) of required concentration.
- Drill the 6mm holes at downward angles of about 45 at the junction of woodwork and masonry and squirting emulsion in these holes till refusal or to a maximum of half a litre per hole than the treated holes then be sealed.
- The new timber should be liberally brushed at least twice with the solution.
- Shelves, Purlins etc. shall be provided with protective treatment by drilling holes of 3mm with downward slant and 150 mm centre to centre.
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