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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 41. Chapters: Boric acid, Naphthalene, Insecticide, Loline alkaloid, Imidacloprid, Malathion, Permethrin, Chlorpyrifos, Fipronil, Limonene, Emamectin, Spinosad, Deltamethrin, Clothianidin, Pyrethrin, 1,2-Dibromoethane, Mosquito coil, Abamectin, Neonicotinoid, Benzyl benzoate, Lufenuron, Xanthone, Allyl isothiocyanate, Lime sulfur, Insect growth regulator, Methoprene, Insecticidal soap, Milbemycin oxime, Amitraz, Piperonyl butoxide, Metaflumizone, Fenvalerate, Hydramethylnon, Chlorfenapyr, Roach bait, Cyromazine, Propargite, Ryanodine, Thiamethoxam, Anvil, Sheep dip, Kadethrin, Mevinphos, Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, Sentricon, Pyriproxyfen, Cythioate, Flit gun, Thiacloprid, Ant chalk, Dinotefuran, Diflubenzuron, ATC code P03, Fenamiphos, Pyriprole, N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide, Sesamex, Tebufenpyrad, Veracevine, Fly spray, Amdro, White oil, Benzoylurea, Cartap, Household insecticide D-20, Vespacide. Excerpt: Boric acid, also called hydrogen borate or boracic acid or orthoboric acid or acidum boricum, is a weak acid of boron often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, flame retardant, as a neutron absorber, and as a precursor of other chemical compounds. It exists in the form of colorless crystals or a white powder and dissolves in water. It has the chemical formula H3BO3, sometimes written B(OH)3. When occurring as a mineral, it is called sassolite. The free acid is found native in certain volcanic districts such as Tuscany, the Lipari Islands and Nevada, issuing mixed with steam from fissures in the ground; it is also found as a constituent of many minerals (borax, boracite, boronatrocaicite and colemanite). The presence of boric acid and its salts has been noted in seawater. It also exists in plants and especially in almost all fruits. Boric acid was first prepared by Wilhelm Homberg (1652-1715) from borax, by the ...
