Wood Treatments

Tim-bor ® Insecticide/Professional

Tim-bor Insecticide is an EPA registered termiticide and insecticide for use by professional Pest Control Operators. Tim-bor is a unique product for the protection and remedial treatment of wood against all wood destroying organisms. Tim-bor can also be used for general pest control.

For literature, technical service, call:
(1) 800-9 TIM-BOR
(U.S./Canada)

Protect your home from termites, beetles, cockroaches, carpenter ants, silverfish . . . naturally

You're in the house of your dreams. It's either brand new, or brand new to you. Only one problem. You're not alone. Thousands of unwanted boarders have moved in with you - termites, roaches, carpenter ants, beetles, silverfish - 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 fibreglass to face creams. For over 40 years, they've protected lumber from wood-destroying insects. Now, one product is effective for even broader insect control - pests such as cockroaches, ants, earwigs and silverfish. For more progressive pest control, treat your home to longer lasting protection from insect attacks. Treat your home to Tim-bor Professional.

Tim-bor ® won't drive you out of house and home.

No doubt about it, tenting a home to drive out pests is a method that has worked for years, particularly for massive infestations. Only one problem - the tent. It drives out people as well as pests, not to mention letting pests back in once the tent is taken away. Is there another way?... a better solution? Now, there is. And it's natural.

With Tim-bor, you have an insecticide that's odourless, and doesn't contain any harsh chemicals. Applied properly, Tim-bor protects the wood - where insects nest - eliminating present infestations, and preventing future ones.

Solution for spot treatments. In addition to treating infestations throughout a home, Tim-bor can be used for spot treatments - treating only those areas where your pest control operator discovers a problem. As he eliminates the pests, life for you goes on as usual.

Support for soil treatments. Over time, the soil under your home can be disturbed by leaky water lines, poor drainage and the like, thus allowing subterranean termites access to your home. Treat the wood with Tim-bor, and you'll provide added, long-term protection. After all, it's the wood they're after.

Tim-bor ® stops insects before they attack, and after they attack.

Pre-treat raw wood during construction here are two basic ways to protect your home against wood destroying insects: stop them before they attack, stop them after they attack.

Now, you can accomplish both.

If you're building a new home, Tim-bor can be used as a pre-treatment to wood, by treating the raw wood after framing and roofing are up, but before insulation and drywall are installed. If your home is already built, the product works effectively as a preventative to infestations by treating any exposed wood, or wood used for any future additions you may make to your home.

Tim-bor is also your best solution for existing infestations, treating problem areas remedially - by either spray, foam, injection, or dust - after a problem is discovered.

Treat your home to Tim-bor, and you'll be treating yourself to a longer lasting cure for insect problems.

A product with more control.

Ask any termite or cockroach, any beetle or carpenter ant. If they could, they'd tell you Tim-bor is terribly effective. By diffusing deep into wood fibres, Tim-bor lasts for as long as wood is kept dry. That means its controlling power also lasts.

To control wood destroying organisms, Tim-bor is the answer. Termites ingest the borates while feeding, then spread the active ingredient throughout the colony, effectively controlling the members. Beetle larvae ingest the borates from treated wood and soon die. Carpenter ants find the wood unpalatable, so they don't nest. If they come into contact with the powder they ingest the borates in an attempt to clean themselves and soon die. Decay fungi is killed off on contact.

For general insect control, cockroaches, crickets, earwigs, silverfish and other unwanted pests are effectively controlled from the powder when it's dusted into cracks and crevices.

Use Tim-bor, and you'll find our brand of pest control is not only natural and effective, it's more progressive.

Tim-bor can be used in addition to a soil termiticide control subterranean termites like this one.

A safe, sound solution that lasts.
The last thing you need is a pest control treatment that won't last, or one that does only half the job.

So talk to your professional pest control operator. He'll tell you what we have - to treat your home to a more effective solution to insect attack.

Once he applies Tim-bor -- whether to treat an existing problem remedially, or to prevent an infestation -- your home will be protected. You won't be inconvenienced by having to pack up and leave. And the application process will be safe, because the product is environmentally sound.

Best of all, Tim-bor will provide your home with a longer lasting solution, effectively treating the common problem of insects and pests.

The Pests

They tunnelled in, bored through the beams, slipped through the cracks, looks like an inside job.

Round up the usual suspects.

• Carpenter Ant. Aggressive. Gathers in wall voids, then attacks. Keep on their trail.
• Subterranean Termite. Stealthy. Likes to tunnel in, forage, and destroy. Stay alert.
• German cockroach. Prolific. Lurks in cracks and crevices. Be on the lookout.
• House Cricket. Noisy. Prefers dark, warm retreats. Keep an ear out.
• Drywood Termite. Big eater. Attics are a favorite hangout. Look for leftovers.
• Powderpost Beetle. Nomadic. Frequents crawl spaces and basements. Winged and dangerous.
• Earwig-Night-crawler. Sneaks in, and dispels foul odor. Sniff them out.
• Fungus. Infectious. Destroys as it grows. Must be eliminated.
• Silverfish. Educated. Enjoys warmth, and good books. Check the library.
• Old House Borer. Like an obnoxious relative, moves in and stays for years. Beware.

After a while, it's easy to spot the culprit (or culprits as the case may be). They all leave certain tell-tale signs. No matter. One of the best things about Tim-bor Professional is, it's effective for all of them: wood-destroying organisms, a variety of fungi, and a long list of other nasty insects.

Depending on the type of the infestation, Tim-bor offers you a choice of application techniques - spraying, dusting, foaming or injection - all of which are terminal. Not only are termites, beetles and carpenter ants eliminated, fungus is killed off, as well as pests like cockroaches, silverfish, crickets, and earwigs.

Don't allow homes to be infiltrated, overrun and destroyed. Inspect the scene of the crime, round up the culprits, and eliminate them. With Tim-bor.

Tim-bor® Professional is an EPA registered termiticide and insecticide for use by professional Pest Control Operators. Tim-bor is a unique product for the protection and remedial treatment of wood against all wood destroying organisms. Tim-bor can also be used for general pest control.

• Subterranean Termites - Reticulitermes, Heterotermes Coptotermes (Formosan)
• Drywood Termites - Kalotermes, Incisitermes
• Dampwood Termites - Zootermopsis
• Carpenter Ants - Camponotus
• PowderPost Beetles - Lyctidae
• "False" PowderPost Beetles - Bostrichidae
• Old House Borers, Longhorn Beetles - Cerambycidae
• Ambrosia Beetles - Scolytidae
• Furniture and Deathwatch Beetles - Anobiidae

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