Comment on How do I beat the roaches in this house?
Saprophyte@lemmy.world 1 day agoDid you mean Borax or Boric acid? I know borax and sugar paste works for ants, but Boric acid works great on roaches and silverfish.
Comment on How do I beat the roaches in this house?
Saprophyte@lemmy.world 1 day agoDid you mean Borax or Boric acid? I know borax and sugar paste works for ants, but Boric acid works great on roaches and silverfish.
NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 1 day ago
I get them confused sometimes too, but no I can confirm I used borax this year. Here’s a picture of the box I have been using
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Same brand we’ve been using for years. Unless Borax is the name of the brand lol but the side of the box says “ingredients: sodium borate”
But that’s good to know on boric acid! I heard that for ants too, mixing borax with sugar and a little water and put it somewhere and let them take it back to their colony where it wipes them out but I’ve actually never tried it that way. We only ever sprinkled this down on the floors inside and outside and then vacuumed it up when the summer season is over.
Speaking of ants, I haven’t had an ant problem like I have in previous years too. But that may also be because I’ve been pouring boiling hot water down anthills in my yard as soon as I saw them appearing in the beginning of summer too. It could be due to this, I’m unsure. I had a really bad ant problem last year, but I’ve had none this year, and not sure if this could be related now that we’re talking about it.