rainbow_chaser@compuserve.com writes:

>===== Original Message From scaramouche@tvo.org (George Geist) ===== >> rainbow_chaser@compuserve.com writes: >>> Was there a thread some time ago about roaches, and what repels >>them? >> >> >>>I've heard that boric acid works well. > >Finely powdered Boric acid spread near places where roaches walk >worked for me in house and boat - simple and effective. Roaches are >very fastidious and don't like white powder on their little legs. So >they lick it off. Boric acid powder and roaches stomach contents do >not agree with each other and the poor little creatures acually >EXPLODE Well, ah thought it was a wonderful story... and he told it so well... and with such enthusiasm... ;-) Mel Knott

>>Finely powdered Boric acid spread near places where roaches walk >>worked for me in house and boat - simple and effective. > > >Well, ah thought it was a wonderful story... and he told it so >well... and >with such enthusiasm... ;-) Mel, just in case you're wondering: The research was done at a southern university (probably California) some 20 years ago and I remember it so well as at that time I had a serious investation in my appartment and got rid of the critters on my first try .Gg P.s: the Boric Acid powder is sold here at hardware stores in a kinda squeeze bottle as" Roach Killer". The fine print on the label identifies it as 99% Boric acid.