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2. Borax - Wikipedia

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   Borax is used in pest control solutions because it is toxic to ants and rats. Because it is slow-acting, worker ants will carry the borax to their nests and poison the rest of the colony. [ 23 ]

3. People are eating borax. Why? Here's what experts say ... - AOL

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   People are ingesting borax. Also known by its chemical name sodium borate decahydrate, borax is a salt typically used to kill ants and boost laundry detergent, among other household cleaning needs ...

4. Glechoma hederacea - Wikipedia

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   However, borax is toxic to ants and to animals at only slightly higher concentrations, and does not break down in the environment. In addition to adverse long-term effects on soil or groundwater , [ 18 ] [ 19 ] recent research discounts the very efficacy of borax treatment, primarily because finding the correct concentration for a given area is ...

5. Are the ants marching into your Kansas City home? Here ... - AOL

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   Ants tend to retreat into Kansas City area houses, searching for food and shelter from the rain. ... You don’t have to use a ton of borax, just make sure to spread a thin layer where the ants ...

6. How To Get Rid of Ants From Your Home With 4 Simple Tricks - AOL

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   Borax kills ants by slowly disrupting their digestion. A mixture of sugar, Borax, and water is known to work just as well as commercial brands. Want more cheap living tips?

7. Disodium octaborate - Wikipedia

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   Disodium octaborate is a borate of sodium, a chemical compound of sodium, boron, and oxygen — a salt with elemental formula Na 2 B 8 O 13 or (Na +) 2 [B 8 O 13] 2−, also written as Na 2 O·4B 2 O 3.