Patent ID: 7597902
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: A01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for reducing termite damage to man-made structures comprising the steps of: mixing disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, water, and at least one glycol selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, monoethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, and mixtures thereof to form a borate solution which comprises from about 10 to about 30%, by weight, disodium octaborate tetrahydrate; obtaining a cementitious building component having an exposed surface which is susceptible to the formation of termite shelter tubes; coating the exposed surface of the cementitious building component with the borate solution in an amount sufficient to provide a surface concentration of borates on the exposed surface; and incorporating the coated cementitious building component into a man-made structure wherein the surface concentration of borates provides a termite barrier which is effective to substantially reduce termite tube formation across the surface of the cementitious building component.