I-boric acid iyiminerali ebanzi etholakala ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene, kusukela emanzini olwandle kuya enhlabathini. Kodwa-ke, uma sikhuluma nge-boric acid esetshenziswa njenge-isibulala-zinambuzane,sibhekisela kumakhemikhali akhishwe futhi ahlanzwa ezindaweni ezigcwele i-boron eduze kwezindawo zezintaba-mlilo namachibi omile. Nakuba i-boric acid isetshenziswa kabanzi njengomuthi wokubulala ukhula, uhlobo lwayo lwamaminerali lutholakala ezitshalweni eziningi cishe kuzo zonke izithelo.
Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola indlela i-boric acid elwa ngayo nezinambuzane, indlela yokuyisebenzisa ngokuphephile, nokuningi, okuholwa ochwepheshe bezinambuzane ababili abaqinisekisiwe, uDkt. Wyatt West noDkt. Nancy Troiano, kanye noBernie Holst III, i-CEO ye-Horizon Pest Control eMidland Park, eNew Jersey.
I-boric acidiyinhlanganisela equkethe i-elemental boron. Isetshenziswa kakhulu ezibulala-zinambuzane, ezibulala ukhula, ezibulala isikhunta, ezivikela ukhula, kanye nasezithibeni zomlilo. Ngezinye izikhathi ibizwa nangokuthi i-orthoboric acid, i-hydroboric acid, noma i-borate.
Njengesibulala-zinambuzane, isetshenziswa kakhulu ukubulala amaphela, izintuthwane, izinhlanzi zesiliva, izintuthwane, kanye nezimpukane. Njengesibulala-zinambuzane, isebenza kahle kakhulu ekulweni nesikhunta, isikhunta, kanye nokhula oluthile.
Uma izinambuzane zithintana ne-boric acid, inamathela emizimbeni yazo. Zigwinya i-boric acid, zizihlanze. I-boric acid iphazamisa ukusebenza kwazo kokugaya ukudla futhi ithinta uhlelo lwazo lwezinzwa. Ngenxa yokuthi i-boric acid idinga isikhathi esithile ukuze iqoqeke emzimbeni wezinambuzane, imiphumela yayo ingathatha izinsuku eziningana noma ngisho nangaphezulu ukuqala.
I-boric acid ingabulala noma iyiphi i-arthropod eyidlayo (izinambuzane, izicabucabu, amakhizane, ama-millipede). Kodwa-ke, i-boric acid cishe idliwa kuphela ama-arthropod azilungisayo, ngakho-ke ingase ingasebenzi ngokumelene nezicabucabu, ama-millipede, namakhizane. I-boric acid ingasetshenziswa futhi ukuklwebha i-exoskeleton yezinambuzane, okwenza buthaka ikhono lazo lokugcina amanzi. UWest uthe uma lokhu kuyinjongo, kunezindlela eziphumelela kakhulu.
Imikhiqizo ye-boric acid iza ngezindlela ezahlukene, okuhlanganisa impuphu, amajeli, namaphilisi. “I-boric acid ivame ukusetshenziswa ezibulala-zinambuzane,” kusho uWest.
Okokuqala, nquma ukuthi uzosebenzisa ijeli, impuphu, amaphilisi, noma izicupho. Lokhu kuncike ohlotsheni lwezinambuzane, kanye nendawo kanye nezimo zemvelo lapho uzosebenzisa khona isibulala-zinambuzane.
Kubalulekile ukufunda nokulandela imiyalelo ngokucophelela. I-boric acid inobuthi futhi ingaba yingozi kubantu nasezilwaneni ezifuywayo. “Ukwandisa umthamo akusho ukuthi imiphumela engcono ngempela,” kusho uHolster. Ukuze uthole imiphumela emihle kakhulu, kubalulekile uku:
UHolster uthe, “Sebenzisa ingqondo. Ungasebenzisi imikhiqizo ngaphandle ngaphambi kokuba imvula ine. Futhi, ungafuthi noma usebenzise imikhiqizo exubile eduze kwamanzi, njengoba ingathwalwa yimisinga, futhi amanzi emvula angathwala imikhiqizo exubile aye emanzini.”
Yebo futhi cha. Uma isetshenziswa kahle, i-boric acid ingaba yisithako esiphephile sokulawula izinambuzane, kodwa akufanele neze iphefumulelwe noma igwinywe.
UWest uthe, “I-boric acid ingenye yezibulala-zinambuzane eziphephile kakhulu ezitholakalayo. Kumelwe sikhumbule ukuthi, ekugcineni, zonke izibulala-zinambuzane zinobuthi, kodwa ingozi incane uma isetshenziswa kahle. Landela njalo imiyalelo yelebula! Ungathathi izingozi ezingadingekile.”
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Lokhu kuyiqiniso ngokuvamile. “I-boric acid itholakala ngokwemvelo enhlabathini, emanzini nasezitshalweni, ngakho-ke ngaleyo ndlela ingumkhiqizo ‘oluhlaza’,” kusho uHolster. “Kodwa-ke, kwezinye izindlela zokusebenzisa kanye nemithamo, ingaba yingozi ezitshalweni.”
Nakuba izitshalo ngokwemvelo zimunca inani elincane le-boric acid, ngisho nokwenyuka okuncane kwamazinga enhlabathi kungaba yingozi kuzo. Ngakho-ke, ukufaka i-boric acid ezitshalweni noma enhlabathini kungaphazamisa ibhalansi ye-boric acid enhlabathini njengezakhamzimba kanye nokhula.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-boric acid ayikhiphi amagesi ayingozi emoyeni. Ibhekwa njengenobuthi obuphansi kakhulu ezinyonini eziningi, ezinhlanzini nasezilwanyaneni eziphila emanzini nasemanzini.
"Lokhu, vele, akujwayelekile ezibulala-zinambuzane," kusho uWest. "Kodwa-ke, angizukusebenzisa noma yiziphi izinhlanganisela eziqukethe i-boron derivatives ngokungakhethi. Noma yikuphi ukweqisa kwamazinga amukelekayo kuyingozi emvelweni."
Uma ufuna enye indlela esikhundleni sezibulala-zinambuzane, kunezinketho eziningi ezinobungani nemvelo. Amafutha abalulekile njenge-diatomaceous earth, i-neem, i-peppermint, i-thyme, ne-rosemary, kanye nensipho yokubulala izinambuzane eyenziwe ekhaya, konke kuyizindlela zemvelo zokulwa nezinambuzane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukugcina ingadi enempilo nakho kuyasiza ekulawuleni izinambuzane, njengoba ukukhula kwezitshalo okwengeziwe kukhuthaza ukukhiqizwa kwamakhemikhali axosha izinambuzane.
Ezinye izindlela eziphephile zokulawula izinambuzane zihlanganisa ukushisa izinkuni, ukufafaza uviniga emizileni yezintuthwane, noma ukuthela amanzi abilayo phezu kwezidleke zezintuthwane.
UWest uthe, “Zizinto ezimbili ezihluke ngokuphelele. I-Borax ngokuvamile ayisebenzi kahle njengesibulala-zinambuzane njenge-boric acid. Uma uzothenga enye yazo, i-boric acid ingcono kakhulu.”
Kuyiqiniso lokho, kodwa kungani uzikhathaza? Uma usebenzisa i-boric acid ekhaya, idinga ukuhlanganiswa nento eheha izinambuzane. Yingakho abanye abantu beyixuba noshukela oluyimpuphu noma ezinye izithako.
"Ngincoma ukuthenga isithako esesivele senziwe kunokuchitha isikhathi usenza wena," kusho uWest. "Angazi ukuthi uzokonga isikhathi nemali engakanani ngokwenza esakho."
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ifomula engalungile ingaba yingozi. “Uma ifomula ingalungile, ngeke isebenze ngokumelene nezinambuzane ezithile. Nakuba ingase ixazulule ezinye izinkinga, ngeke ize iziqede ngokuphelele izinambuzane,” kusho uDkt. Nancy Troiano, isazi sezinambuzane esiqinisekiswe yibhodi.
Izibulala-zinambuzane ezisekelwe ku-boric acid ezilungele ukusetshenziswa ziphephile, kulula ukuzisebenzisa, futhi zinezilinganiso eziqondile, ziqeda izinkinga zokuxuba.
Yebo, kodwa ngobuningi obuncane kuphela. I-ABC Termite Control ithi i-boric acid iphephile kunezibulala-zinambuzane eziningi zamakhemikhali ezisebenza ngokushesha ngoba ayizibulali izinambuzane ngokushesha.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Novemba-13-2025