Borax for Ticks?

RE: Borax for Ticks? Post By Ellie may (Guest Post) (11/02/2007) I am also going to lose my mind with this house crawling with ticks. THEY ARE EVERYWHERE! there are little black ones and some as large as raisins that crawl. They have started crawling up the walls and At night I have found some crawling one me! I love any dog and am afraid to treat the yard with borax for fear that it might kill her. But I must do something. It is obvious that they are in my front and back yard, and now infesting my home. I don't know where to start. Ive had my dog three years and never had this happen till me moved here. HELP! RE: Borax for Ticks? Post By Carolyn (Guest Post) (09/07/2007) Heidi, how did you get rid of the ticks in your carpet. I too am at my wits end. I had Orkin out and they said they were carpet beetles, but my vet today said they are baby ticks. They look like small black dots to the naked eye, but a magnifying glass shows they are bugs. I looked at them under the vet's microscope...ugly. RE: Borax for Ticks? Post By Heidi (Guest Post) (05/12/2007) Have you found out if Borax does indeed kill ticks in the carpet? I'm at my wits end, and will try ANYTHING to get rid of them! Editor's Note: I haven't found anything about it killing ticks. It's worth a try. Put all the animals in another room, sprinkle it on the carpets, let it sit an hour or so, then vacuum it up. From what I've read, pyretherin is the most effective insecticide to use on ticks. That would probably require using a spray or flea bomb. RE: Borax for Ticks? Post by lyndagayle62 (124) | (10/08/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact Sounds like a good idea, possibly, but what about the fact that Boric Acid, from Borax?, is poisonous with LARGE warnings ALL OVER IT? I wonder....Since most soaps leave a slight residue on clothes, I might try it ONLY on things that don't contact the face, not on pillowcases/sheets, or even before washing those items. Otherwise, I hope you've been given good advice that WORKS and doesn't HARM you. God bless and keep you safe. : )