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To: LibWhacker

Isn’t this similar to what borax?? does to fleas?

A few years back, I had a pretty bad flea infestation. (No pets, but there were tons of feral cats hanging around)
I bought a 3 lb jar of this stuff called “Fleabusters”
Still have almost 3 lbs!

Only used maybe two tablespoons of the stuff spread around and NO FLEAS! The fleas BIT THE DUST!

Orthoboric acid, 64%

Not cheap, $45 for 3 lbs, but genocide for fleas!


4 posted on 04/12/2013 8:56:56 PM PDT by djf (Rich widows: My Bitcoin address is... 1ETDmR4GDjwmc9rUEQnfB1gAnk6WLmd3n6)
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To: djf

Orthoboric acid? Is that a specialty product?

I got a 1-lb container of 100% boric acid for an ant infestation a couple of years ago for $2.00 at either Family Dollar or Dollar General.


20 posted on 04/12/2013 9:49:57 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: djf

Well I pay $50. every three months to treat my cat with “Resolution” directly on his skin. It works but I would prefer something I wouldn’t have to put on the cat.

Where does one get this “Fleabusters...and where did you spread it around? Is it dangerous if an animal eats it?


34 posted on 04/13/2013 12:36:34 AM PDT by caww
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To: djf
"Isn’t this similar to what borax?? does to fleas?"

An excellent mange medicine is borax disolved in 3.0% hydrogen peroxide.

I've used it, it works.

56 posted on 04/13/2013 7:45:51 AM PDT by blam
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“Orthoboric acid, 64%”

Is that the stuff that has glass like sharp, angular structures to the individual grain shapes? Gets on the fleas and eviscerates them?


62 posted on 04/13/2013 12:16:56 PM PDT by Rebelbase (1929-1950's, 20+years for full recovery. How long this time?)
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To: djf

Interesting, thanks. I’ve used boric acid on ants and cockroaches in the past. Very effective stuff. Cheap, too. I bought a one pound container at the drug store when I was in college and the cockroaches in my student-housing “pad” disappeared after only one application. Kept that stuff waaaaay past its expiration date and would use it whenever I saw ants (luckily, never had cockroaches again after I got out of student housing). Finally threw the bottle out after 20 years and hadn’t even used a fourth of it.


76 posted on 04/13/2013 4:17:11 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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