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24. Are wood treatments such as borates allowable as stand alone treatments for new
construction?
Currently there is one product registered as a preventive treatment for new construction as
a direct treatment to wood. This product is a borate containing insecticide. As a registered
pesticide, this material may legally be used as a stand alone preventive treatment.

25. What should the building official do if the Certificate of Protective Treatment for
Prevention of Termites has not been provided by the pest control operator but the final
inspection has been completed and passed?
The Certificate of Protective Treatment for Prevention of Termites must be provided prior to the
issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy as per Section 104.2.6 of the code.

More information on the Termite Provisions of the Building Code is available from the
following sources:

Mo Madani
Technical Unit Manager,
2601 Blair Stone Road,
Tallahassee, Fl. 32399
850-717-1825
www.mo.madani@myfloridalicense.com

Jackie Moalli
Director
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
The Mayo Building
Fourth Floor, M9
407 S. Calhoun St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
850-617-7300

Dr. Phillip Koehler
Professor
Urban Entomology Department
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Email: pgk@ufl.edu
Tel: (352) 392-2484

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