CLR

When we purchased our home last year, we found we had bowls of white powder in the cupboards, and left them there assuming they were for the ants. Possibly Borax?

Does this sound right and if so does it have shelf life once open, is it effective for ants and other bugs - if so for how long and finally Borax translates to what in Spanish.

thanks in advance

fionamw

I thought my mother used borax in the laundry, but I was rather little at the time & Somerset's not as bad for ants as Spain!

jdr

You may have some on your face at the mo.
It is used in detergents, cosmetics and also insecticides, as far as I know it is the same name here.

Fred James

It is commonly used for cockroaches.

CLR

To kill them or ward them off? We noticed this summer we had one or two never seen them before.

Dick Dasterdly

I hope them big beggars haven't migrated from the South of Spain to the Shetlands.
If so,this climate change is getting a bit worrying!.........

CLR

If they were here they are currently on their way back to Spain with their bags packed

We are currently in the middle of a severe force 9-10 gale - my only safe haven is this expat site at the moment
check the link below we are the second island north east of the UK.


http://magicseaweed.com/msw-surf-cha...ime=1252368000

Back to the Borax does anybody else suffer with these bugs or does nobody talk about it

Dick Dasterdly

They might have their bags packed, but if they take off in that wind they could be the first giant cockies to reach the North Pole.........

CLR

They have probably hitched a ride on our Sky dish currently on its way to Norway

The compost bin looks like it is heading for Faroe in the morning

Didn't want to watch tv tonight anyway!

Fred James

It kills them. It is usually mixed with sugar to make it more attractive to them.

Mitzyboy

I thought this was a thread about a Chinese swear word

CLR

Many thanks that is better than Mitzyboys interpretation

CLR

You have made my morning

iant

In Spanish it is known as ácido borásico or borax en polvo.

Curiously enough, it became notorious duing the trial of the Madrid train bombers, as some of it was found in the hideout of the suspects and certain newspapers and politicians tried desperately to claim that this was the missing link to proving that ETA was somehow involved in the attack, as apparently in the past ETA had, on occasions, used it in the manufacture of explosives.

iant

CLR

Iant - thanks for that. I know if all else fails I can blow the little b******s up!