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CB Borid Boric Acid Dust

Proven Control of Crawling Insects in Commercial and Residential Locations

CB Borid Boric Acid Dust is a natural product that uses contact kill and knock down method like all other dust. CB Borid Boric Acid Dust provides long-term treatment, remains effective as long as it remains dry and accessible to insectsDepending on the pest it will either die the minute it comes in contact with CB Borid Boric Acid or it will allow it enough time to carry the dust back to its colony and expose it. CB Borid Boric Acid can be used either indoors as well as outdoors apply small amount either using a tool or the application tip. No Dust should be visible to the eye so make sure to brush the remaining into the cracks or crevices or remain it. When using CB Borid Boric Acid Dust remember to becareful around children or pets.

Useful Tips You May Need to Know

The dust application is simple. However, when using dust please be cautious especially when children and pets are present. Use dust only in areas where they cannot reach. Apply lightly and uniformly to infested area. Do NOT over use dust. The large amount of dust would repell insects. We recommend apply CB Borid Boric Acid Dust with a Bellow duster or a Centrobulb duster for best application.

Active Ingredient: Orthoboric Acid, 99.0%

Size: 1 lb., 5 lb., and 25 lb.

Yield: 1 lb / 1,000 sq.ft.

Target Pest: Cockroaches, Palmettobugs, Waterbugs, Ants (excluding Carpenter Ants) and Silverfish.

For Use in and around: 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

Apply CB Borid Boric Acid Dust 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 pipes, above kitchens and baths.
8. Around the perimeter of dropped ceilings.
9. Into pits of elevator sharfs, dumbwaiters and trash chutes.
10. Under and behind pallets and boxes in storerooms.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE of CB BORID BORIC ACID

WITHIN FOOD AREAS AND NON-FOOD AREAS OF FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS 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 with CB Borid Boric Acid Dust.

APPLICATIONS OF CB BORID BORIC ACID IN THE FOOD AREA OF FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS OTHER THAN AS A CRACK AND CREVICE TREATMENT ARE NOT PERMITTED.

Apply CB Borid Boric Acid Dust 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, acking (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 CB Borid Boric Acid Dust 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 CB Borid Boric Acid Dust 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 CB Borid Boric Acid Dust 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 CB Borid Boric Acid Dust 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 CB Borid Boric Acid Dust 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 CB Borid Boric Acid Dust directly to manure. Evenly spread fresh litter a minimum of four inches over all treated floor surfaces before introducing birds. Reapply CB Borid Boric Acid Dust after each grow-out period or after each sanitizing and cleaning of the poultry containment area in order to have good beetle control.

Please refer to and follow the directions on the CB Borid Boric Acid Dust product label.

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