Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!oliveb!hplabs!sdcrdcf!barryg From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.pets Subject: Re: How do you kill roaches? Message-ID: <2271@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 07:13:50 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.2271 Posted: Wed Aug 21 07:13:50 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 14:38:45 EDT References: <307@harvard.ARPA> <665@gitpyr.UUCP> Reply-To: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) Distribution: net Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica Lines: 10 Xref: watmath net.consumers:2832 net.pets:999 Summary: The way I hear it, boric acid kills roaches because it gets them clean. You see a cockroach (like most of us) is 95% or so water. However, its shell isn't thick enough to keep its moisture from evaporating so it builds up a meta-shell of grease&dirt. The boric acid cleans this off, and the poor cockroach dries up and dies. Cats, etc. won't be affected. Supposedly you can make your own roach killer by combining mashed potatoes (use one of the "instant" brands) and boric acid. --Lee Gold