Borid Powdered Boric Acid Insecticide

Contains:
99.0% Orthoboric Acid
Long -term treatment, remains effective as long as it remains dry and accessible to insects
Proven control of crawling insects in commercial and residential locations.

DOMESTIC APPLICATION

COCKROACHES, PALMETTOBUGS, WATERBUGS, ANTS (excluding Carpenter Ants) AND SILVERFISH: No powder should be visible in living areas after application. Any powder visible after application must be brushed into cracks and crevices or removed. Apply only in areas inaccessible to children and pets. Avoid contamination of feed and foodstuffs. Do not use in serving areas when food is exposed. Do not use in edible product areas. Apply approximately 1 pound for every 1,000 square feet of living space.

Apply this product liberally in areas where cockroaches hide or nest:
1. Under and behind appliances.
2. In plumbing voids accessible through holes, around plumbing and drains.
3. In void areas under kitchen and bathroom cabinets (Note: Many cabinets have a gap at the top of the kickplate which offers easy access. If not, drill a small hole at the top of the kickplate.).
4. In drawer wells of cabinets.
5. In cracks around windows, doors, baseplates, fixtures and cabinets.
6. In utility rooms, under and behind hot water heaters, washers and dryers. Be sure to dust plumbing voids. 7. In attics, around the perimeter and vent pi
pes, above kitchens and baths.
8. Around the perimeter of dropped ceilings.
9. Into pits of elevator shafts, dumbwaiters and trash chutes.
10. Under and behind pallets and boxes in storerooms.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE WITHIN FOOD AREAS AND NON-FOOD AREAS OF FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS Places other than private residences in which exposed food is held, processed, prepared or served. Care should be taken to avoid depositing the product onto surfaces which are exposed or introducing the material into the air. Avoid contamination of food or food processing surfaces.

APPLICATIONS OF THIS PRODUCT IN THE FOOD AREA OF FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS OTHER THAN AS A CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT ARE NOT PERMITTED. Apply in small amounts directly into cracks and crevices using a bellows duster or other suitable equipment capable of applying insecticide directly. Includes areas for receiving, storage, packing (canning, bottling, wrapping, boxing), preparing, edible waste storage and enclosed processing systems (mills, dairies, edible oils, syrups). Serving areas, when food is exposed and facility is in operation, also would be considered a food area.

SERVING AREAS: Facilities where prepared foods are served, such as dining room, but excluding areas where food may be prepared or held. Apply as a spot treatment to selective surfaces such as baseboards, under elements of constructions into cracks and crevices. Avoid treating surfaces likely to be contacted by food. (Do not apply when facility is in operation or foods are exposed.)

NON-FOOD AREAS: Includes garbage rooms, lavatories, floor drains (to sewer entries and vestibules), offices, locker rooms, machine rooms, boiler rooms, garages, mop closets and storage (after canning or bottling). Apply to baseboard areas, around water pipes, surfaces behind and beneath sinks, lockers, tables, pallets and similar areas where insects hide or through which they may enter.

SEWER TREATMENT: Apply this product at a rate not to exceed 8 pounds per 3,000 square feet using portable blowers or air pressure tanks.

PRETREATMENT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION(Preventive treatment for cockroaches and drywood termites): Apply powder to baseplates and plumbing voids at the rate of 4 pounds per 1,000 square feet. In attics, apply powder around perimeter of attics and around vent stacks at the rate of 4 pounds per 1,000 square feet.

POULTRY HOUSES-TO CONTROL DARKLING BEETLES: Remove birds before applying product. Apply at the rate of 1 to 2 pounds per 100 square feet over old litter or soil surface of the poultry house. Also apply to the posts, walls, framing and insulation of the poultry house. Do not apply directly to manure. Evenly spread fresh litter a minimum of four inches over all treated floor surfaces before introducing birds. Reapply after each grow-out period or after each sanitizing and cleaning of the poultry containment area in order to have good beetle control.

FOR USE IN Homes, Restaurants, Grocery Stores, Schools, Warehouses, Mobile Homes, Hotels, Offices, Apartments, Attics, Nursing Homes, Ships, Yachts, Buses, Kennels, Zoos, New Building Construction, Sewers and Hospitals.