Borate treatments won't drive you out of the house and home.

The unique way in which borate eliminates insects insures effective control. In fact, insects cannot develop resistance to borate insecticides. To control termites, beetles, and fungi, Nisus products are the answer. When wood is treated with borates, it is eliminated as a food source. If termites ingest the borate while feeding, they spread the active ingredient throughout the colony. Beetle larvae ingest the borates from treated wood and soon die. Carpenter ants find the wood unpalatable, so they don't nest. If they come into contact with the powder, they ingest the borates ain an attempt to clean themselves and soon die. Decay fungi are eliminated on contact.