Using Borax to kill fleas?

[waterbear]

Boric Acid is different stuff than Borax. And it IS a bug-killer. It's also a very soothing eye-wash in the correct concentration.

If you read the article in the link above in Dawndenise's post you will see that seven different borate compounds, including boric acid, sodium tetraborate in both the pentahydrate form (Supreme, etc.) and the decahydrate form (20 mule team) are listed as being registered pesticides in the US.

[dawndenise]

My intent was not to misquote or to alter the meaning of the quote but I will agree that waterbear's citing is more complete.

I was concerned that in a 6 or 7 page article, that the cautionary portion pertaining to pets would otherwise get missed in the midst of an article carrying many phrases such as "least toxic," "naturally occurring," and "inert ingredients." The caution was still there and, IMO, needed to be highlighted.