Ant/roach killer

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 teaspoon Powdered boric acid *
1 teaspoon Sugar (confectioners or granulated) Pepsi Cola (optional) **

Directions

* (boric acid may be obtained at most any drug store) ** Coca Cola or RC will work but I prefer to drink them and consign Pepsi to this fate.

Mix boric acid and sugar until well combined. Add Pepsi and mix until you have a thick semi-liquid paste. Put mixture in bottle caps and place in areas where bugs are active. Wait a few days and bug traffic will dwindle and die off. Keep one or two caps on duty in case of second attack.

There are two types of ants... sugar seeking ants and oil seeking ants. If you are after ants and this doesn't get them - substitute butter, oil, or margarine for the sugar in the receipe and forget about the Pepsi (not a bad idea, anyway B^)= ). Nasty old cucaroaches don't care. Either mixture will zap them just as dead.

Now, for the bonus... this stuff is non-lethal to pets and humans.

It's environmentally friendly. It's cheap. It's so politically correct it ought to run for office. And best of all - IT WORKS!!! Tested and approved in (hanging head and scuffing toe in dirt) Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen. With many thanks to retired Ag Science teacher and ex F-I-L, Bill Renaud of Mt. Auburn, IL.

Submitted By KATHRYN CONE On 07-06-95

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