On 2015-06-04 07:21, Michael Havens wrote:
spread boric acid on the kitchen floor and the cockroaches would
run over it and die. He went on to explain that they breathe through
follicles on their abdomen and that the acid suffocates them.
Sort of correct. Insects breathe through spiracles (not follicles).
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/20/whats-the-best-way-to-kill-cockroaches
says that borax abrades the waxy coating on roach exoskeleton, so the
roaches dehydrate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boric_Acid#Insecticidal
says borax interferes with insect metabolism as well.
On 2015-06-04 08:39, Keith Smith wrote:
Are these Linux Roaches?
"ERROR: roachd and boraxd cannot be installed at the same time."
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