Black Pest Prevention understands that we are responsible to protect and conserve our precious water resources. Black Pest was FIRST to introduce borates to the home building industry in the Carolinas. Borates are nature’s pest prevention. Because the active ingredient in borates is boron, an element found throughout nature, they are preferred for use wherever humans and pets must share a pesticide-treated environment. Borates are also sustainably water efficient, allowing us to meet our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. By using borates Black Pest has saved over 2,000,000 gallons of water and introduced over 2,000,000 fewer gallons of pesticides into our environment, just in the last few years

     Most pesticides work through a “knockdown” chemical agent designed to attack the central nervous systems of living things. They instantly kill the insects that come into contact with the chemical. But borates actually block a pest’s ability to derive nourishment from the food it eats. In other words, as insects ingest boron, their ability to convert food to energy is obstructed and they starve to death, and so does the entire colony in the case of social insects that share food, like termites. But humans and pets aren’t susceptible to this because unlike the target pests, their bodies are able to eliminate excess boron. Borates provide powerful control and peace of mind, together in one highly effective treatment program.

     There’s an added benefit to you and the environment. Because borates don’t attack the central nervous system, insects can’t develop immunity…ever! This means your termite protection program will continue to deliver protection without producing termites that require even more potent chemicals to be effective.

     Make a difference! Ask your builder to contact Black Pest Prevention for your new home today. We’re affordably green!