Boric acid has established itself not only as an antiseptic. Due to the toxic effect on the nervous system of insects, long before the appearance of insecticidal agents, she helped the housewives to get rid of ants in the house.
Today, both the acid itself and its sodium salt, borax, is used in the fight against undesired insects.
Boric acid from ants in the apartment
Consider the most common methods of combating ants with boric acid powder and its salt.
Toxic powder
Powder can be used without diluting with liquid.
1 way. To prepare poison for ants from boric acid, you will need several spoons of jam and a couple of bags of boric acid:
- Prepare the mixture, using 3 grams of the contents of the bag for each tablespoon of jam.
- Divide the mass into portions in half a tablespoon and spread in a thin layer over the lids of glass cans or canned goods.
- Place the bait in the habitat of insects: in boxes of cereals, near the baseboards, near the breadbasket.
2 way. Similar to the previous one. The only difference is that instead of jam, raw minced meat is used. For 2 tablespoons of minced meat, take 5 grams of acid. Mix the mass thoroughly.
Housewives who are worried about their pets can recommend a "vegetarian" recipe using pieces of fruit or berries in sugar instead of minced meat.
Preparation of consistency
Pour into a glass of water 5 grams of powder and mix. To attract sweet insects, add to the solution 2 teaspoons of sugar or honey.
Feel free to use lemonade, compote or diluted syrup instead of sweetened water.
Important! High concentrations of boric acid are toxic to humans.
Do not forget to carefully with the help of detergents to handle hands and dishes after the preparation of solutions and mixtures. If possible, use disposable tableware.
Chemical application
Pour the sweet mixture over shallow tanks (lids from cans and bottles, plastic saucers) and place where you most often meet insects.
Eating their relatives who died from the poison, they can also die from the toxic effect of a solution of boric acid preserved in the tissues of a dead insect.
It is advisable to use the described method not less than a week.
If during this time it has proved to be ineffective, try a more toxic substance to fight insects - sodium tetraborate, or sodium boric acid (borax).
Preparation of a solution of borax from ants
To obtain a toxic solution of optimal concentration, dissolve 1 teaspoon of a 20% solution of borax in a glass of water. In order to attract ants, sweeten the mixture with honey, sugar or jam.
How to apply the solution?
You can apply a sweet solution on the plinth using a brush. If you know the place where ants have built their homes, you can outline this place in a circle or semicircle with a thick layer of a mixture of borax and sweetener. In the most popular place among the ants put the filled brown lid from the cans.
You can use boric acid and borax to fight insects at the same time using various types of dressings and baits.
remember, that fighting ants will be more effective if the poisoned ant dies in the dwelling. There he will become food for his fellow attendants, who will also soon die from an infected delicacy.
The presence of unwanted "roommates" in the apartment always brings discomfort. The sooner you start to win your personal space from ants, the more likely you are to win a victory without expensive drugs and insect control services.
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Useful materials
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