RE: Ants and Boric Acid
- Subject: RE: Ants and Boric Acid
- From: "Bracey Tiede" t*@pacbell.net
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 07:05:25 -0700
- Importance: Normal
I've not tried it for wasps. Here's a link that might provide some help with
them.
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7450.html
Cheers,
Bracey
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Lyman-Dixon [L*@lyman-dixon.freeserve.co.uk]
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 1:29 AM
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Re: Ants and Boric Acid
Sounds great! Does it work on wasps too?
Anthony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bracey Tiede" <tiede@pacbell.net>
To: <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:44 PM
Subject: Ants and Boric Acid
> Boric acid works. Here's a recipe.
>
> One cup warm water
> Two tablespoons sugar
> One teaspoon boric acid (from drug store or buy Roachpruf at hardware
place)
>
> Shake together in lidded jar and put into soda bottle caps near an ant
trail.
> They take the stuff home and feed it to the nest. It's also a good idea
to
> caulk where they are coming into the house.
>
> Cheers,
> Bracey
>
>
