Borates are excellent wood preservatives that protect wood against decay
fungi and wood destroying insects. Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate (DOT)
approved by the EPA (EPA Reg. No. 87445-1) for the protection and treatment
of lumber and wood-foam composite structural components against decay fungi
and wood boring beetles including Powder Post Beetles (Lyctidae), Furniture
Beetles and Old House Borers (Anodidae), Longhorn Beetles (Gerambycidae).
Wood pressure treated with DOT resists attack of Subterranean Termites
(Reticulitermes, Coptotermes, Hetertermes), Dampwood Termites
(Zootermopsis), Drywood Termites (Kalotermes, Incisitermes), and Carpenter
Ants (Camponotus) in treated wood. It can be applied to the wood via
pressure treatment applications, dip-diffusion, brush and spray
applications.