A PreTreat That Lasts?
Sunday February 19, 2012
Question:
Is there anything we can use to pre-treat open walls or wall voids for control of insects? A restaurant is asking us to pre-treat for control of roaches, ants, etc. Thank you
Keith, CA
Answer:
I think it would be important here to discuss with the customer just what his expectations are from a "pretreat" for insects like roaches or ants. I suspect that in his mind you should be able to apply something into this soon-to-be-enclosed void that will last for years to kill any of these insects that find their way in. This definitely is possible for wood infesting pests like termites or beetles. For them we can apply borates as sprays on the wood, and the insects must eat their way through that treated wood to get inside, consuming the bo... Read more
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