I-boric acid yiminerali efumaneka kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo, ukusuka emanzini olwandle ukuya emhlabeni. Nangona kunjalo, xa sithetha nge-boric acid esetyenziswa njenge-isibulali-zinambuzane,Sithetha ngekhemikhali ekhutshwa kwaye ihlanjululwe kwiindawo ezityebileyo ze-boron kufutshane neendawo ezinentaba-mlilo kunye namachibi awomileyo. Nangona i-boric acid isetyenziswa kakhulu njengeyeza lokubulala ukhula, uhlobo lwayo lweeminerali lufumaneka kwizityalo ezininzi nakwiziqhamo ezininzi.
Kweli nqaku, siza kuphonononga indlela i-boric acid elwa ngayo nezinambuzane, indlela yokuyisebenzisa ngokukhuselekileyo, nokunye okuninzi, sikhokelwa ziingcali ezimbini zezinambuzane eziqinisekisiweyo, uGqr. Wyatt West kunye noGqr. Nancy Troiano, kunye noBernie Holst III, i-CEO ye-Horizon Pest Control eMidland Park, eNew Jersey.
I-boric acidyi-compound equlathe i-elemental boron. Isetyenziswa kakhulu kwi-pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, preservatives, kunye ne-flame retardants. Ngamanye amaxesha ikwabizwa ngokuba yi-orthoboric acid, i-hydroboric acid, okanye i-borate.
Njengesibulali-zinambuzane, isetyenziswa kakhulu ukubulala amaphela, iimbovane, isilivere, iintubi, kunye neentakumba. Njengesibulali-zinambuzane, isebenza kakhulu ekulweni nomngundo, iifungi, kunye nokhula oluthile.
Xa izinambuzane zidibana ne-boric acid, inamathela emizimbeni yazo. Zitya i-boric acid, zizicoce. I-boric acid iphazamisa ukusebenza kwazo kokugaya ukutya kwaye ichaphazela inkqubo yazo yemithambo-luvo. Ngenxa yokuba i-boric acid ifuna ixesha elithile ukuze iqokeleleke emzimbeni wezinambuzane, iziphumo zayo zinokuthatha iintsuku ezininzi okanye ixesha elide ukuqala.
I-boric acid ingabulala nayiphi na i-arthropod eyityayo (izinambuzane, izigcawu, iimpukane, ii-millipedes). Nangona kunjalo, i-boric acid isenokusetyenziswa kuphela zi-arthropods ezizilungisayo, ngoko ke isenokungasebenzi kwizigcawu, ii-millipedes, kunye neempukane. I-boric acid ingasetyenziselwa ukukrwela i-exoskeleton yezinambuzane, ibenze buthathaka amandla azo okugcina amanzi. UWest uthe ukuba le yinjongo, kukho iindlela ezisebenzayo ngakumbi.
Iimveliso ze-boric acid ziza ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo, kuquka iipowders, iigels, kunye neetablets. “I-boric acid idla ngokusetyenziswa kwizibulali-zinambuzane,” wongeze watsho uWest.
Okokuqala, gqiba kwelokuba uza kusebenzisa ijeli, umgubo, iipilisi, okanye imigibe. Oku kuxhomekeke kuhlobo lwezinambuzane, kunye nendawo kunye neemeko zokusingqongileyo apho uza kusebenzisa khona isibulali-zinambuzane.
Kubalulekile ukufunda nokulandela imiyalelo ngononophelo. I-boric acid inetyhefu kwaye inokuba yingozi ebantwini nakwizilwanyana zasekhaya. “Ukunyusa umthamo akuthethi ukuba iziphumo zingcono,” utshilo uHolster. Ukuze ufumane iziphumo ezilungileyo, kubalulekile uku:
UHolster uthe, “Sebenzisa ingqondo. Musa ukusebenzisa iimveliso ngaphandle ngaphambi kokuba imvula ine. Kwakhona, musa ukutshiza okanye ukusebenzisa iimveliso ezinamaqhekeza kufutshane namanzi, njengoko zinokuthwalwa yimisinga, kwaye amanzi emvula anokuthwala iimveliso ezinamaqhekeza emanzini.”
Ewe kwaye hayi. Xa isetyenziswa ngokuchanekileyo, i-boric acid inokuba sisixhobo esikhuselekileyo sokulawula izinambuzane, kodwa akufuneki iphefumlwe okanye ityiwe.
UWest uthe, “I-boric acid yenye yezona zinambuzane zikhuselekileyo ezikhoyo. Kufuneka sikhumbule ukuba, ekugqibeleni, zonke izibulali-zinambuzane ziyingozi, kodwa umngcipheko uba mncinci xa zisetyenziswa ngokuchanekileyo. Soloko ulandela imiyalelo yeelebheli! Musa ukuthatha iingozi ezingeyomfuneko.”
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Oku kuyinyaniso ngokubanzi. “I-boric acid ifumaneka ngokwemvelo emhlabeni, emanzini, nakwizityalo, ngoko ke ngaloo ndlela yimveliso ‘eluhlaza’,” utshilo uHolster. “Nangona kunjalo, kwiifomyula ezithile kunye needosi, inokuba yingozi kwizityalo.”
Nangona izityalo zifunxa ubungakanani obuncinci be-boric acid ngokwendalo, nokuba kunyuke kancinci kumanqanaba omhlaba kunokuba yityhefu kuzo. Ke ngoko, ukongeza i-boric acid kwizityalo okanye emhlabeni kunokuphazamisa ibhalansi ye-boric acid emhlabeni njengesondlo kunye ne-herbicide.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuba i-boric acid ayikhuphi iigesi eziyingozi emoyeni. Ithathwa njengetyhefu encinci kakhulu kwiintaka ezininzi, iintlanzi kunye nezilwanyana ezihlala emanzini.
“Oku, ewe, akuqhelekanga kwizibulali-zinambuzane,” utshilo uWest. “Nangona kunjalo, andizukusebenzisa naziphi na izinto eziqulethe izinto eziphuma kwi-boron ngokungakhethiyo. Nakuphi na ukugqithisa kwamanqanaba amkelekileyo kuyingozi kwindalo esingqongileyo.”
Ukuba ufuna enye indlela endaweni yezibulali-zinambuzane, kukho iindlela ezininzi ezinobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo. Iioyile ezibalulekileyo ezifana ne-diatomaceous earth, i-neem, i-peppermint, i-thyme, kunye ne-rosemary, kunye nesepha yokubulala izinambuzane eyenziwe ekhaya, zonke ziindlela zendalo zokulwa nezinambuzane. Ngaphezu koko, ukugcina igadi esempilweni kukwanceda ekulawuleni izinambuzane, njengoko ukukhula kwezityalo ezininzi kukhuthaza ukuveliswa kweekhemikhali ezithintela izinambuzane.
Ezinye iindlela zokulawula izinambuzane ezikhuselekileyo ziquka ukutshisa iinkuni, ukutshiza iviniga ecaleni kwendlela yeembovane, okanye ukugalela amanzi abilayo phezu kweendlwana zeembovane.
UWest uthe, “Zizinto ezimbini ezahlukeneyo ngokupheleleyo. I-Borax ngokubanzi ayisebenzi njengesibulali-zinambuzane njenge-boric acid. Ukuba uza kuthenga enye yazo, i-boric acid yeyona ilungileyo.”
Yiyo loo nto, kodwa kutheni ungazikhathazi? Xa usebenzisa i-boric acid ekhaya, kufuneka ixutywe nento etsala izinambuzane. Yiyo loo nto abanye abantu beyixuba neswekile ecoliweyo okanye ezinye izithako.
“Ndicebisa ukuba uthenge isithako esele senziwe endaweni yokuchitha ixesha usenza ngokwakho,” utshilo uWest. “Andazi ukuba uza konga ixesha nemali engakanani ngokwenza esakho.”
Ngaphezu koko, ifomula engalunganga inokuba yingozi. “Ukuba ifomula ayichanekanga, ayizukusebenza kwizinambuzane ezithile. Nangona isenokusombulula ezinye iingxaki, ayizukuphelisa ngokupheleleyo izinambuzane,” utshilo uGqr. Nancy Troiano, ingcali yezinambuzane eqinisekisiweyo yibhodi.
Izibulali-zinambuzane ezisekelwe kwi-boric acid ezilungele ukusetyenziswa zikhuselekile, kulula ukuzisebenzisa, kwaye zinemilinganiselo echanekileyo, nto leyo ephelisa iingxaki zokuxuba.
Ewe, kodwa kuphela ngobuninzi obuncinci. I-ABC Termite Control ithi i-boric acid ikhuselekile kunezinye izibulali-zinambuzane ezisebenza ngokukhawuleza kuba ayizibulali izinambuzane ngoko nangoko.
Ixesha leposi: Novemba-13-2025