Comments on: Do One Thing: Stop Ants Without Toxic Pesticides. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/05/12/do-one-thing-stop-ants-without-toxic-pesticides/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barbara Marlow http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/05/12/do-one-thing-stop-ants-without-toxic-pesticides/#comment-24258 Barbara Marlow Thu, 13 May 2010 21:46:23 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2817#comment-24258 I use the honey/Borax method. It really works. :) I use the honey/Borax method. It really works. :)

]]> By: JenO http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/05/12/do-one-thing-stop-ants-without-toxic-pesticides/#comment-24257 JenO Thu, 13 May 2010 18:42:45 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2817#comment-24257 Thanks David, good to know. I've never heard of using it directly on eyes or skin, so I guess we're safe there. Altho I think I'll keep using it as ant bait since it works fairly well and is still WAY better than the more toxic chemical products. Thanks David, good to know. I’ve never heard of using it directly on eyes or skin, so I guess we’re safe there. Altho I think I’ll keep using it as ant bait since it works fairly well and is still WAY better than the more toxic chemical products.

]]> By: david http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/05/12/do-one-thing-stop-ants-without-toxic-pesticides/#comment-24255 david Thu, 13 May 2010 18:15:49 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2817#comment-24255 Actually, it may not be as safe as some believe it to be: "A reassessment of boric acid/borax by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs found potential developmental toxicity (especially effects on the testes). Boric acid solutions used as an eye wash or on abraded skin are known to be especially toxic to infants, especially after repeated use because of its slow elimination rate." Actually, it may not be as safe as some believe it to be:

“A reassessment of boric acid/borax by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs found potential developmental toxicity (especially effects on the testes). Boric acid solutions used as an eye wash or on abraded skin are known to be especially toxic to infants, especially after repeated use because of its slow elimination rate.”

]]> By: JenO http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2010/05/12/do-one-thing-stop-ants-without-toxic-pesticides/#comment-24251 JenO Thu, 13 May 2010 15:55:17 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2817#comment-24251 Borax (laundry booster) is actually used in a finer form as a pesticide in the industry. You can mix it with sugar water or peanut butter (depending on the mood of your ants) and use it as a bait. I prefer baiting as it kills the nest rather than just forcing them to go look for a new entry point. (that and mine come in from somewhere behind my kitchen cabinets, would take an enormous amount of work to figure out where. :) boric acid is about as toxic as table salt, plus it's easy to keep out of reach of my little ones. Borax (laundry booster) is actually used in a finer form as a pesticide in the industry. You can mix it with sugar water or peanut butter (depending on the mood of your ants) and use it as a bait. I prefer baiting as it kills the nest rather than just forcing them to go look for a new entry point. (that and mine come in from somewhere behind my kitchen cabinets, would take an enormous amount of work to figure out where. :) boric acid is about as toxic as table salt, plus it’s easy to keep out of reach of my little ones.

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