Sodium salt of boric acid or sodium tetraborate is the full chemical name for the well-known borax. In its pure form and in the composition of food products, it is a poison for a living organism. Therefore, for many generations of people used borax from cockroaches and other pests.
Operating principle
Boric acid is a chemical compound that can cause severe poisoning when it gets inside the body. Borax sodium salt in the form of crystalline powder is actively used against cockroaches. Once inside an insect, it corrodes internal organs, destroys the nervous system and leads to paralysis. After hours of torment cockroach dies.
On a note!
Boric acid powder is harmful to human and pet health. Fight cockroaches with using borax is recommended only in those rooms where there are no small children and pets.
Borax has no taste or smell; in its pure form it is rarely used against pests. Prusaki may accidentally fall into powder scattered on the surface. To increase the interest of cockroaches in a chemical, it is mixed with products whose smell will attract them. Rubbing with a solution of salt with water favorite places for cockroaches will also contribute to their destruction.
Pros and cons
The constant price includes the low price of borax. Such a tool can afford a person with any income. Recipes are also easy to prepare. For a small number of Prussians, this fight option will be effective in order to get rid of randomly running individuals. However, with a massive invasion, this tool will be ineffective. Therefore, it is necessary to combine it with others effective insecticides: gels, aerosolsconcentrates.
The main disadvantage is the danger of using the powder in a house where there are children or animals.
Release form and price
Boric acid can be purchased in a pharmacy in the form of an ointment, powder, solution. It is also found on the shelves of household and horticultural stores as soil fertilizer. The liquid solution of sodium tetraborate or Borax is sold in many pharmacies as an antiseptic drug for external use. Borax with glycerin is used for pharmacological purposes. Both types of goods are produced in a 30 ml glass bottle and cost about 20 rubles. Borax powder for industrial purposes costs from 150 to 200 rubles per transparent bag weighing 25 grams. The drill is also used for soldering and can be purchased at radio stores.
Such affordable price and availability makes this tool a leader among folk methods fight against cockroaches.
Recipes
For those who want to use borax against cockroaches with maximum efficiency, there are several easy recipes. By mixing the product with food, the likelihood of attracting insects to the bait increases. The most common borax recipes for cockroaches:
- Borax with starch and sugar is a sweet mixture for insects. To obtain it, 200 grams of borax, 65 grams of corn starch and three tablespoons of vanilla sugar are mixed. For a thick sticky texture add some water. Balls are rolled from the resulting dough and laid out in places of frequent occurrence of the Prussians. It is convenient to use sheets of paper as a litter.
- Boric acid and eggs are the most famous bait.Raw yolks are mixed with chemical powder with the calculation of one yolk per 50 g. The resulting composition is formed into balls and laid out along the places of movement of the pests. Perishable baits must be replaced every 2-3 days.
- A mixture of a chemical with an egg and potatoes is a perishable but effective bait. Mash boiled egg and boiled potatoes in mashed potatoes, mix with 30 g of powder. From the dough to make lumps and feed them pests.
Reviews
As a child, I remember how my grandmother poisoning cockroaches using boric acid. Now I can’t leave positive feedback about the storm, since a large concentration of Prussians in my kitchen lives happily even with the baits spread out. Have to use modern powerful poisons.
Marina, Volgograd
I tried to poison the brown cockroaches. Did not like. A laborious process, but the result was not impressive. It’s faster and more efficient to use any cockroach gel.
Oksana, Novoshakhtinsk
In the event of a large pest infection, a cheap chemical will not be able to cope with the entire colony. New generations will develop faster and the number of cockroaches will not decrease.
Buru is conveniently used as a prophylaxis. I scatter thin paths at the tables, a refrigerator. If reconnaissance cockroaches come from the neighbors, they won’t stay long.