on November 20, 2014, 3:48 pm187.148.175.31
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...that seems to have worked!! I had brought some cradled panels, made of pine or some other soft wood, from Canada, to paint on. Two of them got termites in the joint where the cradle was attached to the panel. I'll attach a picture below. I made a solution of borax and water, and painted it on with a stiff brush, working it into the joints, then sealed the panels up in a plastic bag for the 6 months I've been away. There's no more damage and no sign of the termites, so it worked for killing them, and preventing more damage. I'm happy, as those panels were expensive. From now on, I'll treat all soft wood, including local pine furniture, with borax as a prevention... better than using the toxic stuff that is so commonly used here. The lines you can see in this image are those dreaded termite tracks, the white residue is dried borax.  |
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