On Jul 11, 10:22*am, DebbieOney wrote:
Hi,

I posted under a subject of termites about boric acid. *I wanted to
see what experiences people, who did not read that post, have had with
boric acid for insect control. *A friend has a termite problem on the
3rd floor (found droppings). *Has anyone used boric acid for insect
control? *Did you take any safety measures using that product?

Thanks in advance for all input.

I had great success with it in two crappy apartments 30 years ago. It
takes a couple of weeks, but a liberal sprinkling behind cabinets,
behind the stove, etc. was all it took to get rid of a rather
impressive cockroach infestation.

This stuff is not particularly toxic to humans - you'd have to eat a
whole lot of it before you got sick. I didn't take any particular
precautions while applying it, and, being that it was only behind and
under things, it wasn't possible to come into contact with it
afterwards.