Can bleach kill rats

Answer 1

I'm surprised this has not been answered yet. Neither bleach nor ammonia are apparently more or less effective at killing ants than pesticides. Although, ammonia may have an effect on removing the chemical trails ants leave behind to pick up on later.

However, your question is worded in such a way as to make me wonder if you (or someone who reads this) might try to combine bleach and ammonia to kill ants. What happens may or may not kill ants. It may, however, kill you, your pets, and your children.


Bleach and Ammonia create (in an almost instantaneous James Bond-ian way) chlorine gas, which is certainly harmful to humans.


See more here: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_happens_when_you_combine_bleach_and_ammonia.


And here:
http://firstaid.about.com/od/hazardousmaterials/ht/bleachgas.htm


And here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A795611


And, I'm sure, more besides. It is a fun "warning" type science experiment (which, of course, no one should try at home) to pour a little bleach onto the sidewalk (and I mean a little) and give it a little squirt of ammonia-based window cleaner. Then wait a minute or two to watch the little slowly rising cloud of noxious gases. It's actually quite impressive.

Answer 2

Bleach Has A Very Potent Substance In It That Is Very Acidic On Top of It Being Realy Jam Packed With Alot of Cemicals Including Ammonia Which In High Doses Can Kill Almost Anything... To Answer Your Question YES It Can...

Answer 3

Ajax bleach is a chemical cleaner, and is not marketed to kill ants. There are reports of people using it to kill ants with success as an on contact killer.

Answer 4

Bleach can kill rats. There are other easier ways to get rid of these rodents such as a rat trap.

Answer 5

yes