Will boric acid work better than borax to kill bird mites?
Will boric acid work better than borax to kill bird mites?
If the mites eat the boric acid, yes. Boric acid is a stomach poison. The borax available on the market is a detergent containing boric acid salts. It works by surface contact, dissolving the cuticle of the exoskeleton and dehydrating the insect.
A much faster way to kill bird mites is the use of a pyrethroid insecticide, which interferes with insect nervous systems. Diatomaceous earth is slower but still faster than borates.
Catsmine - is it true that bird mites are extremely difficult to get rid of, no matter what method?
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