KJ>>I didn't realize I could use Boric Acid.  I just figured that it would
  >>automatically hurt the birds.  Does it have a smell to it?  Also, what
  >>do I do with the piece of carpeting that I have in from of the TV?
KJ>Boric acid is fine. It has no odor in powder form. As for the carpeting,
  >you can dust THAT with boric acid also. I don't think it will hurt the
  >carpet, and it WILL stop the ants. If you can stop them before they GET
  >to the carpet, that will lessen the need to treat the carpet.
Boric Acid powder is poison - at least to dogs, cats and human children.
There was much discussion years back about using it to kill roaches,
waterbugs and the like.  It was always followed by a warning to put it
where none of the above could get in contact with it.  I would be very
careful about using it in any traffic area or any place where the birds
would be in contact with it, including the dust that will surely occur
if you dust the carpets.
Claire
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