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>,
Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig > wrote:

> My Mom's remedy/preventative for those teeny tiny red "sugar" ants was
> mint from the garden. A 6" (+/- ) branch on the counters and in the
> cupboards. When it dries up, toss it. Makes your kitchen smell good
> and improves your pets" breath! My friend with no garden uses sticks
> of Doublemint gum. Just use the sticks in their foil - you don't have
> to unwrap 'em. This will not work if you have children. <G>
> Lynn in Fargo

Neat hint, thanks! I'm betting then that a spray of mint oil would work.
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> In article >,
> brooklyn1 > wrote:
>
>> "Becca" > wrote:
>>> One morning I found a tiny gecko in the kitchen sink, it was about 2
>>> inches long, at the most. Never figured out where it came from.
>> Geckos and chameleons are tropical, most likely you found a newt.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt


Or perhaps if you are even further north it may have been a Knut!

;-)
gloria p

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Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig > wrote in

on Sep Sat 2009 pm

> On Sep 12, 1:30*pm, Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig >
> wrote:
>> On Sep 12, 12:05*pm, Omelet > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > In article >,
>>
>> > *brooklyn1 > wrote:
>> > > "Becca" > wrote:
>>
>> > > > One morning I found a tiny gecko in the kitchen sink, it was
>> > > > about
> 2
>> > > > inches long, at the most. Never figured out where it came from.
>>
>> > > Geckos and chameleons are tropical, most likely you found a newt.
>>
>> > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt
>>
>> > We have Med' geckos here and we are hardly tropical. They are very
>> > adaptable and have invaded a good part of the south:
>>
>> >http://www.geckoweb.org/profile/hemidactylus-turcicus
>> > --
>> > Peace! Om
>>
>> > "Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put
>> > their
> foot down."
>> > --Steve Rothstein
>>
>> >
>> > Subscribe:
>>
>> My Mom's remedy/preventative for those teeny tiny red "sugar" ants
>> was mont from the garden. *A *6" (+/- ) branch on the counters and in
>> the cupboards. *When it dries up, toss it. *Makes your kitchen smell
>> good and improves your pets" breath! *My friend with no garden uses
>> sticks of Doublemint gum. *Just use the sticks in their foil - you
>> don't have to unwrap 'em. *This will not work if you have children.
>> <G> Lynn in Fargo
>
> Um, er, that would be "mint from the garden" So sorry!
> LiF
>

Damn...SO now, what do I do with a 6 inch branch of mont?

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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> "Becca" > wrote in message >
>
>> One morning I found a tiny gecko in the kitchen sink, it was about 2
>> inches long, at the most. Never figured out where it came from.
>>
>> Becca
>>
>
> Did you save 15% on your car insurance?

Hah, I wish. :-) When he jumped around in the sink, I almost had a
heart attack. I have no idea where it came from.


Becca

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brooklyn1 wrote:
> "Becca" > wrote:
>
>> One morning I found a tiny gecko in the kitchen sink, it was about 2
>> inches long, at the most. Never figured out where it came from.
>>
>
> Geckos and chameleons are tropical, most likely you found a newt.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newt

You could be right, but this one looked like the Mediterranean gecko on
this page. http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_question.php?id=1539


I have seen one skink that I have not identified yet, it was about 10"
long. My biggest problem is identifying dragon flies.


Becca

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On Sep 10, 8:35*am, George Shirley > wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
> > George Shirley wrote:
> >> The little ants that come in our kitchen are pharaoh ants, yours might
> >> be the same but the treatment is the same.
>
> > I have no idea what type of ants they are, except that they're tiny and
> > extremely annoying...
>
> >> Use boric acid mixed with
> >> peanut butter, put in small bottle caps and then put those in the path
> >> of the ants. I had the damned things in my computer once. Was
> >> interesting to watch them eat the peanut butter and then disappear.
>
> > I'll try this, if I can get my hands on some of the aforementioned boric
> > acid; PB I have.
>
> I don't know if you have it where you live but here in the US we can get
> it in supermarkets in the "kill a roach" section. Comes in a large,
> plastic squeeze bottle.

So, Walmart supermarket would have it?

> It does do a number on roaches but it also, when
> mixed with peanut butter kills ants. They eat it and then go belly up.

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In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > "Becca" > wrote in message >
> >
> >> One morning I found a tiny gecko in the kitchen sink, it was about 2
> >> inches long, at the most. Never figured out where it came from.
> >>
> >> Becca
> >>
> >
> > Did you save 15% on your car insurance?
>
> Hah, I wish. :-) When he jumped around in the sink, I almost had a
> heart attack. I have no idea where it came from.
>
>
> Becca

Probably fell out of the ac vents. I've found many egg masses in my
attic when we were working on stuff up there. ;-)
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On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:19:47 -0700 (PDT), Manda Ruby wrote:

> On Sep 10, 8:35*am, George Shirley > wrote:
>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>> The little ants that come in our kitchen are pharaoh ants, yours might
>>>> be the same but the treatment is the same.
>>
>>> I have no idea what type of ants they are, except that they're tiny and
>>> extremely annoying...
>>
>>>> Use boric acid mixed with
>>>> peanut butter, put in small bottle caps and then put those in the path
>>>> of the ants. I had the damned things in my computer once. Was
>>>> interesting to watch them eat the peanut butter and then disappear.
>>
>>> I'll try this, if I can get my hands on some of the aforementioned boric
>>> acid; PB I have.
>>
>> I don't know if you have it where you live but here in the US we can get
>> it in supermarkets in the "kill a roach" section. Comes in a large,
>> plastic squeeze bottle.
>
> So, Walmart supermarket would have it?
>

if you can't find it there, try a pharmacy. in dilute solution, it's used
as an eyewash.

your pal,
blake

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On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:59:08 -0400, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:19:47 -0700 (PDT), Manda Ruby wrote:
>
>> On Sep 10, 8:35*am, George Shirley > wrote:
>>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>>> The little ants that come in our kitchen are pharaoh ants, yours might
>>>>> be the same but the treatment is the same.
>>>
>>>> I have no idea what type of ants they are, except that they're tiny and
>>>> extremely annoying...
>>>
>>>>> Use boric acid mixed with
>>>>> peanut butter, put in small bottle caps and then put those in the path
>>>>> of the ants. I had the damned things in my computer once. Was
>>>>> interesting to watch them eat the peanut butter and then disappear.
>>>
>>>> I'll try this, if I can get my hands on some of the aforementioned boric
>>>> acid; PB I have.
>>>
>>> I don't know if you have it where you live but here in the US we can get
>>> it in supermarkets in the "kill a roach" section. Comes in a large,
>>> plastic squeeze bottle.
>>
>> So, Walmart supermarket would have it?
>>
>
>if you can't find it there, try a pharmacy. in dilute solution, it's used
>as an eyewash.
>
Not having used it in decades, this thread was making me think it was
unavilabe these days.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:59:08 -0400, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:19:47 -0700 (PDT), Manda Ruby wrote:
>>
>>> On Sep 10, 8:35 am, George Shirley > wrote:
>>>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>>>> The little ants that come in our kitchen are pharaoh ants, yours
>>>>>> might
>>>>>> be the same but the treatment is the same.
>>>>
>>>>> I have no idea what type of ants they are, except that they're tiny
>>>>> and
>>>>> extremely annoying...
>>>>
>>>>>> Use boric acid mixed with
>>>>>> peanut butter, put in small bottle caps and then put those in the
>>>>>> path
>>>>>> of the ants. I had the damned things in my computer once. Was
>>>>>> interesting to watch them eat the peanut butter and then disappear.
>>>>
>>>>> I'll try this, if I can get my hands on some of the aforementioned
>>>>> boric
>>>>> acid; PB I have.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know if you have it where you live but here in the US we can
>>>> get
>>>> it in supermarkets in the "kill a roach" section. Comes in a large,
>>>> plastic squeeze bottle.
>>>
>>> So, Walmart supermarket would have it?
>>>
>>
>>if you can't find it there, try a pharmacy. in dilute solution, it's used
>>as an eyewash.
>>
> Not having used it in decades, this thread was making me think it was
> unavilabe these days.
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.

It is still available, but not readily. At least, not in my area. I saw it
at Home Depot when looking for ant products recently. I have never seen it
in the kill a bug section at our supermarkets, however, nor at Walmart.

Jinx

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:44:53 -0500, "Jinx Minx"
> wrote:

>I have never seen it
>in the kill a bug section at our supermarkets, however, nor at Walmart.

I don't think you'll find it in those sections. My mother used to
flush the dogs eyes with it when they had a minor irritation.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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Jinx Minx wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:59:08 -0400, blake murphy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:19:47 -0700 (PDT), Manda Ruby wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sep 10, 8:35 am, George Shirley > wrote:
>>>>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>>>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>>>>> The little ants that come in our kitchen are pharaoh ants, yours
>>>>>>> might
>>>>>>> be the same but the treatment is the same.
>>>>>> I have no idea what type of ants they are, except that they're tiny
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> extremely annoying...
>>>>>>> Use boric acid mixed with
>>>>>>> peanut butter, put in small bottle caps and then put those in the
>>>>>>> path
>>>>>>> of the ants. I had the damned things in my computer once. Was
>>>>>>> interesting to watch them eat the peanut butter and then disappear.
>>>>>> I'll try this, if I can get my hands on some of the aforementioned
>>>>>> boric
>>>>>> acid; PB I have.
>>>>> I don't know if you have it where you live but here in the US we can
>>>>> get
>>>>> it in supermarkets in the "kill a roach" section. Comes in a large,
>>>>> plastic squeeze bottle.
>>>> So, Walmart supermarket would have it?
>>>>
>>> if you can't find it there, try a pharmacy. in dilute solution, it's used
>>> as an eyewash.
>>>
>> Not having used it in decades, this thread was making me think it was
>> unavilabe these days.
>>
>> --
>> I love cooking with wine.
>> Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>
> It is still available, but not readily. At least, not in my area. I saw it
> at Home Depot when looking for ant products recently. I have never seen it
> in the kill a bug section at our supermarkets, however, nor at Walmart.
>
> Jinx
>
>
Both Kroger and Walmart stock it here. Of course we live in a hot, humid
area of the US and ants are endemic. Y'all want some fire ants?

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In article >,
"Jinx Minx" > wrote:

> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:59:08 -0400, blake murphy
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:19:47 -0700 (PDT), Manda Ruby wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Sep 10, 8:35 am, George Shirley > wrote:
> >>>> ChattyCathy wrote:
> >>>>> George Shirley wrote:
> >>>>>> The little ants that come in our kitchen are pharaoh ants, yours
> >>>>>> might
> >>>>>> be the same but the treatment is the same.
> >>>>
> >>>>> I have no idea what type of ants they are, except that they're tiny
> >>>>> and
> >>>>> extremely annoying...
> >>>>
> >>>>>> Use boric acid mixed with
> >>>>>> peanut butter, put in small bottle caps and then put those in the
> >>>>>> path
> >>>>>> of the ants. I had the damned things in my computer once. Was
> >>>>>> interesting to watch them eat the peanut butter and then disappear.
> >>>>
> >>>>> I'll try this, if I can get my hands on some of the aforementioned
> >>>>> boric
> >>>>> acid; PB I have.
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't know if you have it where you live but here in the US we can
> >>>> get
> >>>> it in supermarkets in the "kill a roach" section. Comes in a large,
> >>>> plastic squeeze bottle.
> >>>
> >>> So, Walmart supermarket would have it?
> >>>
> >>
> >>if you can't find it there, try a pharmacy. in dilute solution, it's used
> >>as an eyewash.
> >>
> > Not having used it in decades, this thread was making me think it was
> > unavilabe these days.
> >
> > --
> > I love cooking with wine.
> > Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>
> It is still available, but not readily. At least, not in my area. I saw it
> at Home Depot when looking for ant products recently. I have never seen it
> in the kill a bug section at our supermarkets, however, nor at Walmart.
>
> Jinx

Try looking for Echol's Roach Tablets.
They are a boric acid bait.

And they work.

We were having a roach problem in our break room at work due to the fact
that some of my co-workers are incurable slobs.

They tried spraying around the baseboards and stuff, to no avail. The
damed roaches were crawling out of people's lockers! <shudder>

I bought a box of these and scattered a few randomly in lockers, under
the sink and behind and beside the refrigerator, and placed a few in the
corners of the storage cabinets.

Bingo.

Within 2 weeks, nary a roach was to be seen. ;-)

I don't have many roaches here at home but do have minor issues with
them during the peak of the summer heat. They come looking for water and
no amount of cleanliness will prevent having the occasional one in the
southern states. I place these tablets under the kitchen and bathroom
sinks and voila. Few if any roaches and they are generally dead, dying
or in pieces after the cats get done with them...

And the baited dying roaches won't hurt the cats.
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In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:44:53 -0500, "Jinx Minx"
> > wrote:
>
> >I have never seen it
> >in the kill a bug section at our supermarkets, however, nor at Walmart.
>
> I don't think you'll find it in those sections. My mother used to
> flush the dogs eyes with it when they had a minor irritation.

I can get Boric Acid opthalmic ointment at the feed store... or at least
I used to be able to. I've not needed to purchase it for quite some
time now.

Hmmmmmm...

<checks JeffersPets.com>

Okay, their website has it as an ear cleaner.
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Jinx Minx" > wrote:
>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:59:08 -0400, blake murphy
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:19:47 -0700 (PDT), Manda Ruby wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 10, 8:35 am, George Shirley > wrote:
>>>>>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>>>>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>>>>>> The little ants that come in our kitchen are pharaoh ants, yours
>>>>>>>> might
>>>>>>>> be the same but the treatment is the same.
>>>>>>> I have no idea what type of ants they are, except that they're tiny
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> extremely annoying...
>>>>>>>> Use boric acid mixed with
>>>>>>>> peanut butter, put in small bottle caps and then put those in the
>>>>>>>> path
>>>>>>>> of the ants. I had the damned things in my computer once. Was
>>>>>>>> interesting to watch them eat the peanut butter and then disappear.
>>>>>>> I'll try this, if I can get my hands on some of the aforementioned
>>>>>>> boric
>>>>>>> acid; PB I have.
>>>>>> I don't know if you have it where you live but here in the US we can
>>>>>> get
>>>>>> it in supermarkets in the "kill a roach" section. Comes in a large,
>>>>>> plastic squeeze bottle.
>>>>> So, Walmart supermarket would have it?
>>>>>
>>>> if you can't find it there, try a pharmacy. in dilute solution, it's used
>>>> as an eyewash.
>>>>
>>> Not having used it in decades, this thread was making me think it was
>>> unavilabe these days.
>>>
>>> --
>>> I love cooking with wine.
>>> Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>> It is still available, but not readily. At least, not in my area. I saw it
>> at Home Depot when looking for ant products recently. I have never seen it
>> in the kill a bug section at our supermarkets, however, nor at Walmart.
>>
>> Jinx
>
> Try looking for Echol's Roach Tablets.
> They are a boric acid bait.
>
> And they work.
>
> We were having a roach problem in our break room at work due to the fact
> that some of my co-workers are incurable slobs.
>
> They tried spraying around the baseboards and stuff, to no avail. The
> damed roaches were crawling out of people's lockers! <shudder>
>
> I bought a box of these and scattered a few randomly in lockers, under
> the sink and behind and beside the refrigerator, and placed a few in the
> corners of the storage cabinets.
>
> Bingo.
>
> Within 2 weeks, nary a roach was to be seen. ;-)
>
> I don't have many roaches here at home but do have minor issues with
> them during the peak of the summer heat. They come looking for water and
> no amount of cleanliness will prevent having the occasional one in the
> southern states. I place these tablets under the kitchen and bathroom
> sinks and voila. Few if any roaches and they are generally dead, dying
> or in pieces after the cats get done with them...
>
> And the baited dying roaches won't hurt the cats.

When we lived in South America we hunted roaches with a .22 rifle.

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In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> When we lived in South America we hunted roaches with a .22 rifle.

<snicker>

Dinner?
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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:44:53 -0500, "Jinx Minx"
> > wrote:
>
>>I have never seen it
>>in the kill a bug section at our supermarkets, however, nor at Walmart.
>
> I don't think you'll find it in those sections. My mother used to
> flush the dogs eyes with it when they had a minor irritation.
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Oops. I thought you meant boric acid sold as powdered bug repellant, not
boric acid sold as eye wash. Since bugs aren't as prolific here in the
north, most of the bug sections at Target, Walmart, etc. only carry common
brand baits and sprays. The heavy duty stuff and boric acid powder you have
to get at a home supply store. Last time I needed boric acid anything I
just bought a huge box of Borax in the laundry aisle. Mandy had asked if
she could get it at Walmart, so depending on what part of the country she
lives in, might not be able to find it in the bug section.

Jinx

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:46:21 -0700, sf wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:59:08 -0400, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:19:47 -0700 (PDT), Manda Ruby wrote:
>>
>>> On Sep 10, 8:35*am, George Shirley > wrote:
>>>> ChattyCathy wrote:
>>>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>>>> The little ants that come in our kitchen are pharaoh ants, yours might
>>>>>> be the same but the treatment is the same.
>>>>
>>>>> I have no idea what type of ants they are, except that they're tiny and
>>>>> extremely annoying...
>>>>
>>>>>> Use boric acid mixed with
>>>>>> peanut butter, put in small bottle caps and then put those in the path
>>>>>> of the ants. I had the damned things in my computer once. Was
>>>>>> interesting to watch them eat the peanut butter and then disappear.
>>>>
>>>>> I'll try this, if I can get my hands on some of the aforementioned boric
>>>>> acid; PB I have.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know if you have it where you live but here in the US we can get
>>>> it in supermarkets in the "kill a roach" section. Comes in a large,
>>>> plastic squeeze bottle.
>>>
>>> So, Walmart supermarket would have it?
>>>
>>
>>if you can't find it there, try a pharmacy. in dilute solution, it's used
>>as an eyewash.
>>
> Not having used it in decades, this thread was making me think it was
> unavilabe these days.

i haven't bought it in many years. the last time was to make heloise's (as
in 'hints from') roach balls (which were an insecticide, not an appetizer).

your pal,
blake

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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>
>> When we lived in South America we hunted roaches with a .22 rifle.
>
> <snicker>
>
> Dinner?

Nope, self-defense.

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In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > George Shirley > wrote:
> >
> >> When we lived in South America we hunted roaches with a .22 rifle.
> >
> > <snicker>
> >
> > Dinner?
>
> Nope, self-defense.

Heh! ;-)

Y'all needed a laser cannon...
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> George Shirley > wrote:
>>>
>>>> When we lived in South America we hunted roaches with a .22 rifle.
>>> <snicker>
>>>
>>> Dinner?
>> Nope, self-defense.
>
> Heh! ;-)
>
> Y'all needed a laser cannon...

They had not been invented back then. Had to use iron sights, luckily I
was still young enough to have good vision.

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:42:29 -0500, "Jinx Minx"
> wrote:

>
>"sf" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:44:53 -0500, "Jinx Minx"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>I have never seen it
>>>in the kill a bug section at our supermarkets, however, nor at Walmart.
>>
>> I don't think you'll find it in those sections. My mother used to
>> flush the dogs eyes with it when they had a minor irritation.
>>
>> --
>> I love cooking with wine.
>> Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>
>Oops. I thought you meant boric acid sold as powdered bug repellant, not
>boric acid sold as eye wash. Since bugs aren't as prolific here in the
>north, most of the bug sections at Target, Walmart, etc. only carry common
>brand baits and sprays. The heavy duty stuff and boric acid powder you have
>to get at a home supply store. Last time I needed boric acid anything I
>just bought a huge box of Borax in the laundry aisle. Mandy had asked if
>she could get it at Walmart, so depending on what part of the country she
>lives in, might not be able to find it in the bug section.

I apologize too. I didn't know boric acid was sold in different
strengths. I thought it was one for all and all for one.

Using it to kill bugs was never on the family agenda when I was a kid.
We used it for pharmaceutical purposes only.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:42:29 -0500, "Jinx Minx"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"sf" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:44:53 -0500, "Jinx Minx"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have never seen it
>>>>in the kill a bug section at our supermarkets, however, nor at Walmart.
>>>
>>> I don't think you'll find it in those sections. My mother used to
>>> flush the dogs eyes with it when they had a minor irritation.
>>>
>>> --
>>> I love cooking with wine.
>>> Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>>
>>Oops. I thought you meant boric acid sold as powdered bug repellant, not
>>boric acid sold as eye wash. Since bugs aren't as prolific here in the
>>north, most of the bug sections at Target, Walmart, etc. only carry common
>>brand baits and sprays. The heavy duty stuff and boric acid powder you
>>have
>>to get at a home supply store. Last time I needed boric acid anything I
>>just bought a huge box of Borax in the laundry aisle. Mandy had asked if
>>she could get it at Walmart, so depending on what part of the country she
>>lives in, might not be able to find it in the bug section.
>
> I apologize too. I didn't know boric acid was sold in different
> strengths. I thought it was one for all and all for one.
>
> Using it to kill bugs was never on the family agenda when I was a kid.
> We used it for pharmaceutical purposes only.
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Yeah, I really don't know if there are differences to boric acid or if it's
just a matter of purpose and packaging. The only purpose I've ever really
had for it was as a laundry booster and for school science projects. I
didn't even know it was used to kill bugs until relatively recently.

Jinx

Ants in the kitchen - and elsewhere
 

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:44:25 -0500, George Shirley wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>> I don't have many roaches here at home but do have minor issues with
>> them during the peak of the summer heat. They come looking for water and
>> no amount of cleanliness will prevent having the occasional one in the
>> southern states. I place these tablets under the kitchen and bathroom
>> sinks and voila. Few if any roaches and they are generally dead, dying
>> or in pieces after the cats get done with them...
>>
>> And the baited dying roaches won't hurt the cats.
>
> When we lived in South America we hunted roaches with a .22 rifle.

<snort>

your pal,
blake