| Do you have problems with ants in your | | | | mattresses, upholstered furniture and |
| home? Well, I did until I found out | | | | some carpets. |
| about boric acid and peanut butter and | | | | According to the Environmental |
| jelly sandwiches! Read on... | | | | Protection Agency, boric acid is an |
| As a natural insecticide, boric acid is | | | | odorless, inorganic safe product to use. |
| a substance you can keep at home to use | | | | However, it can be toxic if misused. It |
| to kill ants, roaches, termites, | | | | is never to be ingested and must be kept |
| beetles, fire ants, fleas and many more | | | | away from children at all times. Be sure |
| insects. | | | | to always wash your hands and surfaces |
| It is an inexpensive product found in | | | | thoroughly after using it. |
| most drug or discount stores. As a white | | | | Click on the first link by About Author |
| powder that is odorless it can be | | | | to find out how a "peanut butter |
| purchased in different size bottles. | | | | sandwich" will literally kill those |
| It is "deadly" to insects because it | | | | pesky ants. Yes, it really will! In |
| shuts down their nervous system causing | | | | addition, there are more receipes that |
| them to go into "shock" while | | | | also work quite well. |
| dehydrating them. | | | | One thing that is an important tool to |
| Did you know that this chemical is used | | | | remember when you are trying to rid your |
| in most of the store bought baits and | | | | home of ants or any insect, for that |
| commercial pesticides? | | | | matter, is you want to create a barrier. |
| The consumer, you and I, spend hundreds | | | | There has to be something in place to |
| of dollars every year trying to rid our | | | | keep those little varmits away. |
| homes, and gardens, of pesky little | | | | Were you aware that ants don't like |
| varmits using commercial products and/or | | | | strong smells? And because of that you |
| services. But, I can assure you that you | | | | can use spices such as cinnamon and |
| can make your own "baits" for critters | | | | black pepper to keep them away. Or |
| such as ants and have even better | | | | vinegar, which has multiple uses, will |
| results at more than a fourth of the | | | | stop them in their tracks. |
| cost. Now thats worth taking note of and | | | | Windex and even chalk, yes I said chalk, |
| trying! | | | | will help get rid of ants. Don't stop |
| Boric acid has been used for many years | | | | here...there are a multitude of home |
| for things we would not even think of. | | | | remedies just waiting for you to |
| Did you know that it is used to help | | | | discover on the links below. Those ants |
| flame retard cotton fibers? It is placed | | | | won't go away without them! |
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