italic title Taxobox name Thaumastochilus termitomimus image image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Arachnid a ordo Spider Araneae subordo Araneomorphae familia Zodariidae genus Thaumastochilus species T. termitomimus binomial Thaumastochilus termitomimus binomial authority Rudy Jocqu Jocqu , 1994 Thaumastochilus termitomimus is a spider species of the Zodariidae family. Unlike other zodariid spiders, which mostly hunt and sometimes look like ant s, T. termitomimus mimics termite s. Distribution T. termitomimus occurs in South Africa . References Jocqu R. 1994 . A termite mimicking spider Thaumastochilus termitomimus n. sp. Araneae, Zodariidae . J. afr. Zool. 108 321 327. Category Zodariidae Category Spiders of Africa Category Animals described in 1994 Spider stub nl Thaumastochilus termitomimus vi Thaumastochilus termitomimus ... more details
Orphan date October 2008 Taxobox color violet name Streblomastix domain Eukaryote Eukaryota unranked phylum Excavata phylum Metamonad a ordo Oxymonadida A symbiotic eukaryote that lives in the stomach of termite s, and other insects, Streblomastix is a protist that helps to digest wood along with other protists . The Streblomastix engages in a relationship similar to that of bacteria endosymbiont s of rumen ous animals such as the cow . Motilty The Streblomastix moves by beating its anterior flagella . Morphology This protozoa n looks like a spade , with the stomach on the Posterior anatomy posterior , and the flagella on the anterior end. These animals measure around 100 micrometers in length. References http www.microscopy uk.org.uk mag indexmag.html?http www.microscopy uk.org.uk mag artmar03 rhtermite.html http www.ucmp.berkeley.edu protista basalprotists.html External links Protist s Endosymbiont Rumen Termite Category Metamonads es Streblomastix ... more details
Taxobox name Termitidae image image width image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Isoptera familia Termitidae familia authority Pierre Andr Latreille Latreille , 1802 Termitidae is a family biology family of termite , containing the following subfamilies ref ITIS id 102443 taxon Termitidae Latreille, 1802 ref Apicotermitinae small Grass & Noirot, 1955 small Foraminitermitinae small Holmgren, 1912 small Macrotermitinae small Kemner, 1934 small Nasutitermitinae small Hare, 1937 small Sphaerotermitinae small Engel & Krishna, 2004 small Syntermitinae small Engel & Krishna, 2004 small Termitinae small Latreille, 1802 small References reflist Category Termites termite stub hu Termitidae ms Termitidae no Termitidae ru Termitidae sv Termitidae zh ... more details
Taxobox name Rhinotermitidae image Reticulitermes banyulensis crop.jpg image caption Reticulitermes banyulensis regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Isoptera familia Rhinotermitidae familia authority Froggatt, 1897 Rhinotermitidae is a family biology family of termite s Isoptera . They feed on wood and can cause extensive damage to buildings or other wooden structures. About 345 species are recognized, among these are severe Pest organism pests like Coptotermes formosanus , Coptotermes gestroi and Reticulitermes flavipes . Category Termites termite stub ms Rhinotermitidae no Rhinotermitidae ru Rhinotermitidae sv Nosh rningstermiter zh ... more details
TG3 is a candidate phylum that is closely related to the phylum Fibrobacteres based on 16S rRNA gene phylogeny. It was originally thought to be comprised solely of sequences from termite guts, but was found to be more widespread in nature. ref cite journal title Phylogenetic diversity, localization, and cell morphologies of members of the candidate phylum TG3 and a subphylum in the phylum Fibrobacteres, recently discovered bacterial groups dominant in termite guts author Hongoh, Y. and Deevong, P. and Hattori, S. and Inoue, T. and Noda, S. and Noparatnaraporn, N. and Kudo, T. and Ohkuma, M. journal Applied and environmental microbiology volume 72 number 10 pages 6780 6788 year 2006 publisher Am Soc Microbiol ref References references Category Bacteriology ... more details
July 22, 2011 ref In some North American termite subspecies, when the glandular secretion is fired, it rips off the termite s mandibles, forcing it to retreat back into the nest. ref cite book ... July 22, 2011 ref However, the North American Termite has evolved as such that its mandibles in and of themselves ..., and H. M. Fales. year 1974 title Behavior of the North American Termite, Tenuirostritermes tenuirostris ... of termite soldier ants will fire upon the enemy and the combined force of the bullets will kill ... of the termite will kill any enemy insects after 24 48 hours. In comparison, the effect of the secretion ... that the glandular secretions of the North American termite were definitely toxic for insect species ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Greene Marston House nrhp type image Termite Hall 02.jpg caption location 2000 Dauphin Street br Mobile, Alabama lat degrees 30 lat minutes 41 lat seconds 12 lat direction N long degrees 88 long minutes 5 long seconds 19 long direction W locmapin Alabama area built 1851 architect architecture Late Victorian added January 11, 1983 governing body Local refnum 83002966 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The Greene Marston House , commonly known as Termite Hall , is a historic house in Mobile, Alabama Mobile , Alabama , United States . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1983, due to its architectural significance. ref name nris History The Greene Marston House began circa 1851 with a one and a half story cottage, built by the Greene family. ref name nris Martin Van Heuval built a much larger two and a half story Victorian architecture Late Victorian structure in 1903, incorporating the earlier house into the main block as a wing. The house was remodeled again in 1910 by William Syson. ref name termite cite web url http www.termitehall.org index.cfm title Termite Hall accessdate 2009 08 19 work www.termitehall.org ref The house was sold to Regina DeMouy Rapier in 1919, after the DeMouy house was destroyed in a fire. Many of her DeMouy, Rapier, and Marston relatives lived in the house during this period. The house gained its name in the early twentieth century from an incident involving the Marston sisters, Adelaide and Eleanor. Family ... up the rail disintegrated before their eyes. It was discovered that the porch had been infested with termite s. ref name termite The Greene Marston House became locally renowned as a literary gathering ... occasions and featured the house in his 1982 cookbook, Delectable Dishes From Termite Hall . ref name termite Adelaide Trigg died in 2008 a the age of 89. ref name adelaide obit The novel, In the Hope ... remained in the Marston Trigg family. ref name termite References reflist NRHP in Mobile, Alabama ... more details
camp to find this information. Tobias notices that there are termite tunnels in the building, and they decide ... they are controlled by the termite queen s orders and lose control of themselves. Cassie kills the termite ... Morphs acquired Morphs used Jake Berenson Jake Termite , Skunk Peregrine Falcon , Great Horned Owl , Wolf , Skunk , Siberian Tiger , Fly Rachel Animorphs Rachel Rat Courtney , Termite , Skunk Rat , Bald Eagle , Great Horned Owl , Termite , Wolf , Skunk , Grizzly Bear Cassie Animorphs Cassie Rat Courtney , Skunk , Termite Rat , Wolf , Great Horned Owl , Termite , Skunk , Osprey Marco Animorphs Marco Termite , Skunk Wolf , Great Horned Owl , Termite , Skunk , Gorilla Aximili Esgarrouth Isthill Ax Termite , Skunk Human, Great Horned Owl , Termite , Skunk Visser Three Human Animorphs Category ... more details
Taxobox image image width 200px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Beetle Coleoptera familia Staphylinidae genus Coatonachthodes species C. ovambolandicus binomial Coatonachthodes ovambolandicus binomial authority Coatonachthodes ovambolandicus is a termite mimicking beetle which lives as a parasite in their nests. It looks roughly like a termite from above, though its legs look like twisted balloons ref name Dawkins Dawkins, R. 1996 Climbing Mount Improbable . New York Norton. 340 p. ISBN 0393039307 ref rather than real insect legs. This less than accurate emulation can be explained by looking at the beetle from the side rather than down at its dorsum biology dorsum . The beetle s head and leg bearing thorax are minuscule relative to its large abdomen . This part of the body is bent back towards the anterior head end, covering the rest of its body. It is the abdomen alone which is visible from above, providing a deceptive umbrella that looks like a termite. The rear end thus acts as the termite head , and its appendages leg s and Antenna biology antennae are composed of moving flaps attached to the abdomen s upper side. Although the mimicry is not as convincing as that of other mimics, such as the ant mimicry ant mimic Labidus praedator , the evolution of the resemblance is certainly remarkable considering the changes required. In Climbing Mount Improbable , Richard Dawkins describes this imitation as one of the most astonishing spectacles in all natural history. ref name Dawkins References reflist Further reading cite journal last Kistner first D.H. year 1968 month title Revision of the African species of the termitophilous tribe Corotocini Coeloptera Stapylinidae . I. A new genus and species from Ovamboland and its zoogeographic significance journal Journal of the New York Entomological Society volume 76 issue pages 213 221 id url accessdate quote Category Staphylinidae Category Parasitic animals Staphylinidae stub ru Coatonac ... more details
wiktionary alate An alate is a winged reproductive of a social insect especially ant s or termite s, but the term can also be applied to aphid s and some thrips . Alate females are typically those destined to become Queen insect queens also referred to as gyne s , whereas alate males are occasionally referred to as drones or kings , in the case of termites . However, the existence of reproductives that do not have wings necessitates a term to distinguish the winged from the wingless reproductive forms. This is an example of Polymorphism biology polymorphism associated with eusociality . Category Insect ecology Category Sociobiology ... more details
Wiktionary niggerhead nigger head Niggerhead or nigger head may refer to Plants Carex secta , a tussock grass in New Zealand Echinocactus polycephalus , the niggerhead cactus, which is native to California and Arizona Kansas niggerhead or wild niggerhead , colloquial names for Echinacea , or coneflower Rudbeckia hirta , a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae Other The niggerhead termite, Nasutitermes graveolus , native to Australia Nigger Head , an island in North Queensland, Australia Disambiguation ... more details
For other uses of the term mound builder Mound Builder disambiguation Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Litchfield National Park 03.jpg thumb A mound in Australia Image Termite Mound on Cape York.jpg thumb Erecting the original Cape York Peninsula Cape York telegraph line on wooden poles was a mistake, as this series of termite mounds shows. File Termite Mounds in the Bungle Bungle Range in Western Australia.gif thumb Termite Mounds in the Bungle Bungle Range in Western Australia Mound building termites or just mound builders are a group of termite species that live in mounds. This group of termites live in Africa , Australia and South America . The mounds sometimes have a diameter of 30 metres. Most of the mounds are found in well drained areas. Termite mounds usually out live the colonies themselves. If the inner tunnels of the nest are exposed it is usually dead, however, sometimes other colonies occupy a mound after the death of the original builders. The new colonizers may be of the same or a different species. Mound Structure The structure of the mounds can be very complicated. Inside the mound is an extensive system of tunnels and conduits that serves as a ventilation system for the underground nest. In order to get good ventilation, the termites will construct several shafts leading down to the cellar located beneath the nest. The mound is built above the subterranean nest. The nest itself is a spheroidal structure consisting of numerous gallery chambers. They come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Some, like Odontotermes termites build open chimneys or vent holes into their mounds, while others build completely enclosed mounds like Macrotermes . The Amitermes Magnetic termites mounds are created tall, thin, wedge shaped, usually oriented north south. Social Caste Workers , smallest in size, are the most numerous of the castes. They are all completely blind, wingless, and sexually immature. Their job is to feed and groom all of the dependent castes. ... more details
Subterranean Termite Coptotermes gestroi Incursion ref It was found in a single house in Hawaii in 1963 ...., Weissling T. 1997. A new introduction of a subterranean termite, Coptotermes havilandi Holmgren ... that the termite may have arrived in Florida via this means, with alate sexually mature adult s reaching .... ref name FC Description The body of the worker termite is small, white and translucent as are the limbs ... seealso Termites Social organization l1 Social organisation in termites Like other species of termite, an Asian subterranean termite colony contains three primary castes the workers, soldiers and reproductives ... wood, cardboard and paper and sometimes even fabric. ref http www.termiteweb.com termite pictures coptotermes gestroi Termite Web ref They feeds on all sorts of cellulose containing materials and will drill ... species of termite found in built up areas. References reflist 30em Category Termites ... more details
Taxobox image image caption regnum Fungi divisio Basidiomycota classis Agaricomycetes ordo Atheliales familia Atheliaceae genus Fibulorhizoctonia genus authority G.C.Adams & Kropp 1996 synonyms Fibularhizoctonia small G.C.Adams & Kropp 1996 small subdivision ranks Species subdivision Fibulorhizoctonia carotae F. carotae br Fibulorhizoctonia centrifuga F. centrifuga br Fibulorhizoctonia psychrophila F. psychrophila Fibulorhizoctonia is a genus of fungi in the Atheliaceae family biology family . The genus, circumscribed in 1996, ref name Adams1996 contains three widespread species that are anamorph s of Athelia fungus Athelia . ref name Kirk2008 It is commonly known as the cuckoo fungus ref name Matsuura2009 because it makes sclerotia , also called termite balls, which mimicry mimic termite eggs. ref name SciAm2012 References Reflist refs ref name Adams1996 cite journal author Adams GC, Kropp BR. title Athelia arachnoidea , the sexual state of Rhizoctonia carotae , a pathogen of carrot in cold storage journal Mycologia year 1996 volume 88 issue 3 pages 459 72 url http www.cybertruffle.org.uk cyberliber 59350 0088 003 0459.htm ref ref name Kirk2008 cite book author Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. title Dictionary of the Fungi edition 10th publisher CAB International location Wallingford, UK year 2008 page 257 isbn 9780851998268 ref ref name Matsuura2009 cite journal author Matsuura K, Yashiro T, Shimizu K, Tatsumi S, Tamura T. title Cuckoo fungus mimics termite eggs by producing the cellulose digesting enzyme beta glucosidase journal Current Biology year 2009 volume 19 issue 1 pages 30 6 pmid 19110429 ref ref name SciAm2012 cite web url http blogs.scientificamerican.com guest blog 2012 02 18 by looking carefully japanese scientist discovers the secrets of termite balls title By looking carefully, Japanese scientist discovers the secrets of termite balls author Dunn R. date 18 February 2012 publisher Scientific American accessdate 2012 02 24 ref External lin ... more details
italic title Refimprove date October 2006 Taxobox color khaki name Trichonympha regnum Protist a phylum Parabasala classis Parabasalia ordo Trichomonad ida familia Trichonymphidae genus Trichonympha Trichonympha is a genus of parabasalian protist s that live in the intestines of many, if not most, termite species . They are symbiote s, ref name pmid19192183 cite journal author Ikeda Ohtsubo W, Brune A title Cospeciation of termite gut flagellates and their bacterial endosymbionts Trichonympha species and Candidatus Endomicrobium trichonymphae journal Mol. Ecol. volume 18 issue 2 pages 332 42 year 2009 month January pmid 19192183 doi 10.1111 j.1365 294X.2008.04029.x url http www3.interscience.wiley.com resolve openurl?genre article&sid nlm pubmed&issn 0962 1083&date 2009&volume 18&issue 2&spage 332 ref in that they break down the cellulose in the wood and plant fibers their hosts eat. Trichonympha resembles teardrops or pears that are wearing wigs. They are extremely motile , and feed by engulfing wood and plant fibers through phagocytosis , which always occurs at the broad ends of their bodies. As beguiling as a relationship between a wood eating insect xylophagous and its wood digesting symbiote may seem, further investigations of Trichonympha reveals even more mind boggling situations. By itself, Trichonympha lacks the ability to produce cellulase , it requires bacterial endosymbiote s to produce the cellulase to digest its food. It also has spirochete ectosymbiote s embedded in its cell membrane , together with its flagella these symbiotes give their host its characteristic wiggy appearance to grant it motility. The relationship with the spirochetes is particularly intriguing, as researchers are unsure whether the spirochetes move their host around, in the manner a group of excited dog s drag around their dog walker, or if Trichonympha commands them to move it around, much like a charioteer controls the horses of his chariot. Another, extremely similar metamonad ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox video game title New World Order image Deleted image removed Image NewWorldOrder.jpeg 220px developer Termite Games publisher Strategy First designer engine released 2003 genre First person shooter modes Single player , multiplayer ratings Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Mature M platforms Microsoft Windows media requirements input New World Order is an online team based tactical shooter tactical first person shooter video game , similar to Counter Strike . The game was developed by Termite Games , a Sweden Swedish game studio and is powered by the DVA graphics engine . The game went on sale in 2003. The game was negatively received by critics, with GameSpot stating that it fails in every imaginable way ref http uk.gamespot.com pc action newworldorder review.html ref and Eurogamer describing it as horrendously bad and a total farce . ref http www.eurogamer.net articles r newworldorder pc ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT New World Order Video Game Category 2003 video games Category First person shooters Category Multiplayer online games Category Video games developed in Sweden Category Windows games tactical shooter videogame stub fps videogame stub ru ... more details
Bacillus oleronius is a Gram negative bacterium belonging to the genus Bacillus . It was first described in 1995 and was found in the hindgut of the termite Reticulitermes santonensis . ref cite journal last Kuhnigk first Thomas coauthors Borst, Eva Maria Breunig, Alfred Konig, Helmut Collins, Matthew D Hutson, Roger A Kampfer, Peter year 1995 month August title Bacillus oleronius sp.nov., a member of the hindgut flora of the termite Reticulitermes santonensis Feytaud journal Canadian Journal of Microbiology volume 41 issue 8 pages 699 706 url http rparticle.web p.cisti.nrc.ca rparticle AbstractTemplateServlet?calyLang eng&journal cjm&volume 41&year 0&issue 8&msno m95 096 pmid 7553453 oclc 90251878 doi 10.1139 m95 096 accessdate 2008 09 27 ref It is also found in the human skin parasitic mite Demodex folliculorum , and may be related to the development of a type of acne rosacea . ref cite press release title New Study Shows Role for Bacteria in Development of Rosacea Symptoms url http www.rosacea.org press archive 20040503.php publisher National Rosacea Society date 2004 05 03 accessdate 2008 09 27 ref References reflist See also Bacillus marinus Bacillus lentimorbus Bacteria stub Category Bacillus ... more details
primitive living termite. This fossil is called Pycnoblattina . It folded its wings in a convex .... ref wherever this termite is numerous, which it is outside of the rain forest or bauxite soils. ref ... of the Giant Northern Termite became extinct for unknown reasons. Prehistoric Mastotermitidae ... more details
Taxobox color lightgrey name Acetonema regnum Bacterium Bacteria phylum Firmicutes classis Clostridia ordo Clostridiales familia Veillonellaceae genus Acetonema Acetonema is a genus of bacteria in the family Veillonellaceae . It is H sub 2 sub oxidizing CO sub 2 sub reducing acetogenic strictly anaerobe anaerobic endospore forming Gram negative motile rod shaped, isolated from gut contents of the wood feeding termite Pterotermes occidentis . Cells are catalase positive, oxidase negative, and have 51.5 mol percent G C in their DNA. Optimum conditions for growth on H sub 2 sub CO sub 2 sub are at 30 33 degrees C and pH initial 7.8. Acetonema longum is the sole species within the genus. ref cite journal author Kane MD, Breznak JA title Acetonema longum gen. nov. sp. nov., an H sub 2 sub CO sub 2 sub acetogenic bacterium from the termite, Pterotermes occidentis. journal Arch Microbiol volume 2 issue 156 pages 91 8 year 1991 pmid 1723588 ref References references Category Clostridiales bacteria stub it Acetonema ... more details
Taxobox name Nocticolidae regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Blattaria familia Nocticolidae subdivision ranks Genera subdivision Nocticola 18 species br Spelaeoblatta 2 species Nocticolidae is a small family in the order Blattaria cockroach es . It consists of only 20 species in 2 genera. They are found in Africa , Asia and Australia . Most live in cave habitats, although a few are associated with termite s. Sources Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders , edited by Christopher O Toole, ISBN 1 55297 612 2, 2002 Category Cockroaches cockroach stub la Nocticolidae no Nocticolidae ... more details
Taxobox name Termite Hill Gecko image Hemidactylus triedrus.jpg image caption Termite Hill Gecko from South India regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Reptilia ordo Squamata subordo Sauria familia Gekkonidae genus Hemidactylus species H. triedrus binomial Hemidactylus triedrus binomial authority Daudin, 1802 Termite Hill Gecko Hemidactylus triedrus is a species of gecko found in South Asia . Description Head large, oviform snout longer than the distance between the eye and the ear opening, 1.4 times the diameter of the orbit forehead concave ear opening large, suboval, oblique, measuring about half the diameter of the eye. Body and limbs moderate. Digits free, moderately dilated, inner well developed infra digital lamellae slightly oblique, 6 or 7 under the inner digits, 8 to 10 under the median digits. Snout covered with convex granules, which may be keeled hinder part of head with minute granules intermixed with roundish tubercles. Rostral subquadrangular, not twice as broad as deep, with median cleft above nostril pierced between the rostral, the first labial, and three or four nasals 8 to 10 upper and 7 or 8 lower labials mental large, triangular or pentagonal, at least twice as long as the adjacent labials four chin shields, median pair largest and in contact behind the mental. Upper surface of body covered with small flat granular scales, and large trihedral tubercles arranged in 16 to 20 more or less irregular longitudinal series these tubercles vary somewhat in size according to specimens, but the largest never exceed two fifths the diameter of the eye. Abdominal scales large, smooth, rounded, imbricate. Males with a series of preanal pores, interrupted mesially 6 to 8 pores on each side Tail rounded, feebly depressed, tapering, covered above with irregular, small, smooth imbricated scales and rings of large, pointed, keeled tubercles, beneath with a median ... lanka Sri Lanka Type locality Ceylon. Notes references References Allen, Richard 1996 Termite gecko ... more details
The term decompiculture is a neologism coined by forestry professor Timothy Myles of the Urban Entomology Program at the University of Toronto and refers to how decomposition decomposing organisms, like termite s, could be grown or cultured for a variety of uses. Myles proposes that people could live in symbiosis with termites by utilizing them in landfill s to decompose waste , to improve soils by composting materials, to detoxification detoxify dangerous goods hazardous substances , and to produce biomass for animal feed and production of biochemicals. He speculates that decompiculture could eventually become a new biological field that could have significant and important impacts on both humans and termites. References http www.thebiopod.com pdf Decompiculture.pdf Decompiculture Human symbiosis with decomposer organisms Category Composting Category Waste treatment technology Category Biodegradable waste management waste stub ... more details
Multiple issues wikify March 2012 orphan November 2006 unreferenced March 2009 According to the United States Internal Revenue Code certain losses are deductible for tax purposes. To qualify, the loss must not be compensated by insurance and it must be sustained during the taxable year. If the loss is a casualty or theft of the personal, family, or living property of the taxpayer, the loss must result from an event that is identifiable, damaging, and sudden, unexpected, and unusual in nature. Examples are hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. A house that suffers from termite damage would not generally qualify because it is considered to be gradual and progressive. The loss is reduced by a 100 per event and the total loss might be reduced by the 10 of adjusted gross income floor. References reflist Category Taxation in the United States tax stub ... more details
chembox verifiedrevid 432633874 Name Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate OtherNames Aquabor Boron sodium oxide br Sodium octaborate br Tim bor insecticide, Polybor Section1 Chembox Identifiers CASNo Ref cascite correct ?? CASNo 12280 03 4 Section2 Chembox Properties Formula Na sub 2 sub B sub 8 sub O sub 13 sub .4H sub 2 sub O MolarMass 412.5270 g mol Appearance white powder Density Solvent other solvents SolubleOther MeltingPt Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, an alkaline salt, is produced in two forms. One is a clear, liquid concentrate, which can be mistaken for corn syrup if repackaged and not properly labeled or it is packaged as a white, odorless, powdered chemical substance that is not flammable, combustible, or explosive and has low acute oral and dermal toxicity. This salt, which is commonly confused with boric acid, is used as an insecticide ref cite journal title A review of subterranean termite control practices and prospects for integrated pest management programmes author Nan Yao Su and Rudolf H. Scheffrahn journal Journal Integrated Pest Management Reviews volume 3 year 1998 issue 1 pages 1 13 doi 10.1023 A 1009684821954 ref and fungicide , and is commonly sold as an insecticide in liquid or powder form. It is also effective against fungi and algae. It has an infinite shelf life and is not affected by temperature. Bora Care is the liquid form suitable for use in a sprayer. The powdered brands are Tim Bor, Borathor or Termite Prufe as sold in the United States . This chemical is also a flame retardant ref B.J Brotherton Boron Inorganic Chemistry Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry 1994 Ed. R. Bruce King, John Wiley & Sons ISBN 0 471 93620 0 ref . In the liquid form, it is commonly diluted and sprayed on wood surfaces to kill termites, carpenter ants, fungi and algae. This alkaline salt is not to be confused with Boric Acid an acidic chemical or the laundry detergent additive used for stains. In common use as a termite control or for termite prevention, th ... more details
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