Use boric acid to get rid of household pests
Let boric acid take care of unwanted pests in your home today.
Choose from our different sizes
We only package the fine powder variety of boric acid. This removes the problem of large, hard pieces which are extremely difficult to work with.
These are the different sizes of our regular grind variety which offer great value for money.
About Boric Acid
What is boric acid?
Boric acid is one of the most versatile household products with many uses. It’s 100% natural and an all in one:
- pesticide
- herbicide
- fungicide
- antibacterial agent
To read more about it, head on over to our what is boric acid page.
100% Australian owned
We source all our raw materials and manufacture this product locally.
We’ve produced the best possible product and made it available to you. If you’d like to read more about why our boric acid is the best product for you, check out our why buy boric acid from us page.
Boric acid is not available in the traditional places where you’d expect to buy it. It’s not available in Coles, Woolworths, Safeway, Bunnings, Masters, Mitre 10, ALDI, IGA or Foodworks.
Questions?
If you have any questions about us or boric acid, be sure to check out the frequently asked questions page. We’ve got a bunch of great information there that you should find helpful. There may be an answer to a question you may not have even thought to ask.
You should also check out or boric acid blog. It contains a wealth of valuable information, how-to guides and recipes to help you along the way.
Uses of boric acid
With its variety of characteristics, it has a lot of uses. Some of the more popular ones are:
Get rid of common household insects
Around your home
In the garden
What our customers say
The latest from the Boric Acid blog
Using boric acid outside
Can you use boric acid outside and in the garden? This is one of the most common questions we receive. So instead of writing almost the same reply to our customers I thought I’d put together a blog post. But a few things first before we get into it. Why boric acid works well in…
What is boric acid?
Boric acid, also called orthoboric acid, boracic acid, hydrogen borate and acidum boricum, is a low-toxicity mineral with insecticidal, fungicidal, and herbicidal properties. It is the “secret ingredient” in many of the commercial products used for insect control. It is also a weak acid of boron, often used as a flame retardant, antiseptic, or precursor…
Uses of boric acid
Boric acid has been used to control a wide variety of pests such as ants, weevils, cockroaches and various types of beetles. It has also been used as a fungicide for citrus, a herbicide along rights-of-way, a fire retardant and a wood preservative. When used as a herbicide, it causes desiccation and disrupts photosynthesis in…
Boric acid as a micronutrient
All minerals, especially boric acid, are important. But the most important mineral is the one you are missing. Boron, from boric acid, is a well-recognized trace mineral. Chemically it is neither metal nor is it a non-metal. Therefore it is a metalloid–just like silicon. Here is one scientists’ view on boron. “The least understood of…
Using boric acid in the wash
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is here for the time being so we might as well prepare ourselves. We posted the other week about a boric acid hand wash and today we’d like to share with you another useful tip for you to use in the wash. Boric acid, being an excellent cleansing agent, can be added…
Making a boric acid hand wash
The impact of the corona-virus is now worldwide with a pandemic declared. It’s truly an unprecedented event with may challenges facing us as a species. One of the main recommendations and, arguably, the most helpful is to wash our hands. Boric acid is a naturally occurring cleansing agent substance and can be used while washing…
