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The borax and boric acid treatment of cellulose fiber insulation discourages attack by insects. It's a stomach poison and it affects their metabolism while being largely innocuous to people. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on boric acid and its effect on insects.

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Can you use boric acid in place of borax 4 treating scabies with same affect?

No. Boric Acid and Borax are different things. You can derive Boric Acid from Borax though.


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