Re: Boric Acid for ants -where to get
- From: "Joseph Meehan" <sligojoe_Spamno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:42:40 GMT
RichK wrote:
> "Joseph Meehan" <sligojoe_Spamno@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>
>> My source says
>>
>> Borax is Na2B4O7-10H2O, Hydrated sodium borate
>>
>> Boric acid is H3BO3
>
> Now I'm all confused. Acids to me are liquid.
No need for an acid to be a liquid. Trying to remember back many years
to my chemistry classes. Acids as I recall are proton donors. For give me
if I have this wrong, it has been a long time since I had those classes.
> The formula I saw for
> ant poison mantioned Boric Acid in powder (or similar).
As I recall Boric Acid (a powder) is used, not because it is a weak
acid, but rather because it is a very find powder that clogs the small holes
that the insect breaths through. Good for cockroaches as well.
>
> Mabye a scouting trip is needed to see what's what.
>
> Rich
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