routanhaveiz / r "Oi'w s old) rnYrf ptwsem' mphiups ^ J. R. MAUNBER, RADIO AND MUSIC CENTRE OXFORD ST., LEVIN. 'PHONE 486 Why SERVICE is sometlmes necessary after treatment sound-looking varnished skirting board shows no sign of borer If- Boracure treatment is any good why does borer sometimes reappear ? Here is the answer : ; 1 A Boracure treatment usually v : .■ consists of (a) flood spraying ^ t AT^-OIN • , ' '• : and injecting the entire under- •• ■tructure (which is very vulner- k' -^5ss\. able to attack) and (b) injecting and otherwise treating infected BELOW. SAME BOARD parts elsewhere. However, thera cutopen showshow f ,.a. are obviously hundreds of places borer can be busy gg ! in a house which appear borer- underneath varnish- unprot"ted free and thus do not receive ed surface, . treatment, such a. the iktrtin, w3,r"bur,.w board shown riongside. in a" ft ^ But in some of these 'sound' B » looking piaces borer grubs !|| ; K may be busy beneath the surface. ^>11^ 1 9 Eventually these hidden borer ^ • yU | grubs change to beetles and — x/. I 1 emerge from flight holes, this - . .. ^ *A\ being the first sign of their to'Vali^ber!, T\|Si presence. Because of the extend- i ra ed life cycle of the borer, these Grub hai changed to beette just fl flight holes may not appear for beiow surface and is ready p someyears. • to.xnaw its way out | It is always diffieult to treat surfaces * . —^5 ' '' f| that are varnished, paintcd, papercd | or otherwise covercd. Apart frora ^ ^ r ripping out boards and thoroughly /f /:■ ' L spraying the cavities the best way is • ^ ^ '*■■> )l'Pf ? to pressureinjectthrough flight holes /j y , * -. VV' as they appear. That is why Boracure jf-}" ' J Afj recommend their Insulation Contract \T '• : Yy which guarantees periodie inspection X and treatment for 5 years (or longer time, unsightly flight holes ! if desired). Insist on genuine . mar previously sound-looking Boracure. v , - io.7A* * surface _ : — ^ ■ ^ -J ^
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Chronicle (Levin), 19 August 1948, Page 9
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