I mixed Borax with water and placed into a sprayer but it kept clogging the tube of the sprayer. Water is not a strong enough solvent so I think DMSO may work, though propylene glycol has a "coating" consistency. I'll see how DMSO fares. Thanks Tony!
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Tony Moody <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2 Oct 2009 at 12:09, Sharlene Miyamura wrote about : > Subject : CS>OT Borax and termites > > > Borax might kill termites too, there's Borate treatment used by a few > > exterminators. After doing some searching, I read that one can mix Boric > > acid with propylene glycol (biodegradable form of anti-freeze), the > glycol > > helps to saturate the wood. I was wondering if anyone knows what I could > > substitute for the propylene glycol to make it more environmentally safe. > > > > Sharlene > > > > What about water or even better, dilute DMSO. > > hth, > Tony > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > >
