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Boric Acid
General Information
- Fact Sheet: Boric Acid.pdf
- Product Names:
Bora-Care (Nisus)
Boracide (Nisus)
Jecta (Nisus)
Mold Care (Nisus)
Mold-Clean (Nisus)
NiBan (Nisus)
NiBor-D (Nisus)
Nisus DSV (Nisus)
Tim-bor Professional (Nisus)
Hot Shot MaxAttrax Ultra Brand Ant Bait (Spectrum Brands)
Bonide Roach Powder (Bonide Products)
Enforcer Exterminator Plus 1 Year Flea Control II (Enforcer Products)
- Chemical Class: Boron compound
- Uses: Insecticide, fungicide, herbicide
- Beyond Pesticides rating:
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Not documented
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Yes ()
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Not documented
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes ()
- Birth/Developmental: Yes ()
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Not documented
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Residential Uses as Found in the ManageSafe™ Database
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- Supporting information:
- Studies:
- Boric Acid Outperforms Dursban® In School District IPM Program for Cockroaches. Daar, S. 1988. The IPM Practitioner10(4):5. Bio-Integral Research Center, Berkeley, CA.