Q: With the recent rains and cold weather my house has been invaded by ants. I heard that you can use boric acid to kill ants in the house, and that it’s nontoxic. How do I use it? A: All pesticides ...

A: Boric acid is a powder that removes the waxy coating on the exterior of the insect's body when they crawl over it. The waxy coating is used to retain water and without it the insect quickly dies ...

Bleach does kill cockroaches, but at a slow rate of drowning or deterioration. Boric acid, sticky traps, and commercial baits, sprays, and insecticide dusts are a more effective way of killing roaches ...

Boric acid kills roaches (among other creepy-crawlies). Which is great if you want to dispose of roach carcasses and enjoy crafting little tinfoil boats and filling them with white powder, gleefully ...