On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:55:00 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:

Let me be the first to ask the dumb question ......... what does boric acid
do to ants?

Not dumb!

It _burns_ (acid) the exoskeleton, when they walk on it. Same with
killin' cockroaches. Dust with it like a Sevin dust around a home
perimeter.

The mixtures used in a bottle cap type bait (jelly for one) will
attract them, when you cannot "dust" an area.