ot - boric acid and cockroaches

[Matt Graham]

> 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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