Assertion: boric acid | /r/CapableOf | kill insect
Facets:
value: through them
type: MANNER
value: through dehydration
type: MANNER
value: by acting as a stomach poison
type: MANNER
value: by abrading the exoskeletons of insects
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Boric acid can kill insects if they eat it.
text: Boric acid is a poison which kills insects that eat it within roughly five days.
text: Boric acid and its sodium salts can kill insects by acting as a stomach poison or by abrading the exoskeletons of insects,” says Daguillard.
text: Just because boric acid kills insects through dehydration or them eating large quantities of it 4doesn't automatically mean it's bad for humans.
text: The boric acid kills insects by dehydrating them.
text: Boric acid does kill some insects, but only insects that groom themselves.
text: How boric acid works to kill bacteria, fungi, and some insects