If you're looking for a way to get rid of bugs in your home, you may have come across borax as a solution. Borax is a pesticide registered with the Environmental Protection Agency and used in the U.S.

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Dear Dr. Grow-It-All: A good friend of mine told me that to kill Creeping Charlie, all I needed to do was to mix up Borax and apply it to the plants. She showed me areas that had been treated, and ...