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Boric Acid (How to use boric acid if you're a prepper or survivalist)
Happy Preppers ^

Posted on 06/13/2022 11:22:09 AM PDT by Mount Athos

Boric acid is a low-toxicity mineral with insecticidal, fungicidal, and herbicidal properties. Boric Acid, which kills roaches, water bugs, ants, fleas and silverfish. With boric acid powder, insects walk through the dust, ingest it, and die within hours.

While boric acid is a pesticide, you'll find boric acid used in fertilizers, household cleaners, laundry detergents, and even personal care products. You also may be surprised to know that boric acid is a component of a baby's mattress, and even food, but it is!

Boric acid is an antiseptic. The trick is that you must use boric acid in a diluted form.

Boric acid is also used as a home treatment for chronic yeast infections.

It may surprise you to know that boric acid is an antifungal. Dr. Josh Axe calls boric acid a "cure-all" of sorts. {works on athletes foot}

Boric acid is an herbicide. Boric acid controls algae, molds, fungi, and weeds and yet it's interesting to note that richest sources of boron include fruits, leafy vegetables, legumes, and nuts. Boron is present in all plants and unprocessed foods.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: boricacid; fungal; insect; prepper; preppers
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To: unlearner

Lye helps keep odors down in the outhouse.

Boric acid and de work well together on bare floors, but not as good on carpet.


61 posted on 06/13/2022 6:09:35 PM PDT by PrairieLady2
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To: Mount Athos

Also used as an arc quenching medium in power fuses. Versatile stuff.


62 posted on 06/13/2022 6:54:00 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: Manly Warrior
Your link is for Missouri chiggers, not Texas chiggers.

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63 posted on 06/13/2022 7:14:48 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Mount Athos

I mix it with water and a little sugar and soak cotton balls in the solution. Then I put the cotton balls in small pill bottles and put those where I see the bugs.


64 posted on 06/13/2022 8:37:59 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: Jane Long

https://smile.amazon.com/Hot-Shot-MaxAttrax-Killing-1-Pound/dp/B008MHWD0I/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22EHY6XEB4Z74&keywords=boric+acid+lb&qid=1655214830&sprefix=boric+acid+lb%2Caps%2C60&sr=8-1

What percentage of boric acid does this contain?
A: 99.0%

Likely due to go up once present stock is depleted. At even Walmart the same product is $12


65 posted on 06/14/2022 6:58:40 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: chief lee runamok
"What bugs does diatomaceous earth keep away?"

Make sure you only get food grade, and which you can even eat a little of. But do not breathe it!

66 posted on 06/14/2022 7:02:36 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: Mr. K
"put 1/2 teaspoon in a glass of water and drink it."

Not recommenced except perhaps in very minute doses

67 posted on 06/14/2022 7:12:54 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: Manly Warrior
"It is lethal to most insects as it disrupts their use of water, but vertebrates are not affected, in trace amounts."

When it comes to killing pests, your best bet is boric acid. Borax should not be used as a pesticide, though some people confuse the two or think they are the same. Borax can kill pests, though it is not nearly as effective as boric acid.

What Boric Acid Won’t Kill

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68 posted on 06/14/2022 7:19:54 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him who saves, be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: Deaf Smith

I am very familiar with Texas ticks and chiggers etc. They’re bigger in MO.


69 posted on 06/14/2022 12:55:40 PM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War" )
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