Comments on: Chinese Chalk or Chinese Insecticide Chalk

By: jesse Lee

jesse Lee — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 11:09:06 +0000

I spend a lot of time in inda. Lots of people in the rural area I live in use it . I have experienced beiNg present in a room with it and did have reactions similarr to reactions I have from all chemical insecticides.
First of all, this product does contain a chemical insecticide. I am extremely sensitive and can smell the chemical. It effects my lymph clans around my neck , first line of the immune system defense trying to stop the poison from circulating in my body,and my eyes f leave the room so I don’t know what other effect it may hve on my body. People, I believe are fooling themselves to think they are not doing harm to their bodies, or their children’s bodies. Effects can be cumlative. Lirttle increments of nerbous system damage and immune system damage are not usually noticeable at the time of exposure and then, in later years, neber associated with the cause. I agree that it is probably less toxic then a lot of poisons approved by the EPA. But poson is still poison. Please, especially, do not do this to your children, there are enough toxins in the environment in general that they will have to deal with in and outside the home.
You all seem so sopisticated about the role of the EpA and don’t want to be brainwashed by them, but ,imo, are being brainwashed in using any toxic chemicals in your house. Deal with the ants, they are just part of nature, although uncomfortable,.

By: Tina Jackson

Tina Jackson — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 15:00:15 +0000

Well I’m from California and I’ve used the Chinese chalk before and it worked better then anything I’ve ever tried. No harm came to my babies or pets.

By: Mr. Christopher Langevin

Mr. Christopher Langevin — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 14:45:13 +0000

Well, I have not been bitten in labour two weeks. Looks like the chalk worked well. I am once again a happy guy.

By: Mr. Christopher Langevin

Mr. Christopher Langevin — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 21:20:09 +0000

My dad used this for roaches when we were young. Mid 70’s I’m thinking. It worked very well. He drew a circle round a roach. It sensed the line around it. The roach kept going to the edge and then moved to another spot and so on. After about 3 me nurse the roach took a shot and ran across the line. It got about 2-3 feet away and dropped. I use this stuff whenever I have any typenof insect issue.

I live in an apartment building and recently discovered I have bed bugs. The building has done two treatments and I still have them. Got a few bites last night. Today, I pulled out the chalk and drew lines on my bed frame and around the outlets and door frames. I will check back in a week or two and let you all know the results. I personally think I have just solved my issue but time will tell.

By: Yolanda mesecher

Yolanda mesecher — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 21:01:15 +0000

Yes I also would like to add do not go with WISH if ther cheap brands with certain companies if you are NOT careful then these products a generics An are NOT SAFE brands , read instructions careful also when you use the the better Qulity from other companies dont let these products fool you , people I would hope this would be most helpful to you . And thank you An I have sent a messege but this one is NOT due to the same as before

By: Lilly

Lilly — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 02:01:33 +0000

We are having a heatwave here and the ants are out. No matter how many holes we plug up, they find another. I used eco friendly methods and it’s not helping. I even used an eco-friendly bug spray and the scent was over powering. I had to close the door to the room and stuff towels underneath and the smell still got out. I only spray twice..2 pushes on that spray nozzle. At first, I can feel the tingle ( like menthol) in my nostrils. Soon, I could feel it on the tip of my tongue and in my chest ( the same methol feeling). I can rinse my nose and tongue but I can’t do that to my lings. Menthol is fine but bug spray menthol is disturbing. I have to air the whole house ..this is the 2nd day. And yes, it was for indoor use.
Drenching it with other eco bug spray leaves me to clean up their carcus everytime. And it would happen over 5 times a day.
Only happens when it is hot and it startted 2 years ago. So frustrating.
My mom used those chalks when we were growing up and I have to say, we never got sick. My friends parents used them too and they didn’t get sick. My kids are fine and their kids are fine. They are smart so it didn’t seem to have affected their brains. It stays where you mark it and there is no smell to it.
I don’t know what ingredient the EPA identified..maybe it’s just borax as one person had commented. I have to say that the chalk works really well and is easier than mixing the borax-sugar solution.

By: Chanda O'Neill

Chanda O'Neill — Thu, 18 May 2017 08:48:07 +0000

In reply to Jewli Judd. I too have used this Chinese chalk for decades. It is just boric acid, as one commenter also pointed out, an ingredient in eye drops for styes. This is safe around people & pets. I put it around my cats food & water dishes. As well as in & around cupboards, in doorways, windowsills, etc. I used to have a relentless cockroach & ant problem when I first moved into my house. Now I almost never see them. I used to buy mine at Chinese gift shops for 99 cents. Now I can't find it, so I buy it on Amazon. Just make sure it is the classic orange box with the roach on it, I don't know about any other brand. That teacher is tripping, this chaulk has NEVER made me sick & i use it without gloves. Wash your hands after, of course!

By: Jewli Judd

Jewli Judd — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 06:19:15 +0000

Best stuff ever! I have been using it for years. I just wish the EPA did not ban local shops from selling it. I have to send away for it now. Everyone I have given it to says it is the best ant killer they have ever used. Just wash your hands after and do not let your animals or kids eat it. It will get rid of ants better than any ant bait.

By: Tim Little

Tim Little — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 05:23:29 +0000

I was given this product by a neighbor in the early 80’s when I finished a new foundation to an old house and when I moved in I had ants everywhere. We drew circles around the ants or made lines where they were coming from. I did this on the trunks of trees and ornamental shrubs that were being serviced by ants and scale. It didn’t kill the scale but the ants surely stopped coming, both inside my home an out. I have never had any reaction to this chalk, I use it around the pet bowls on ocassion when attacked by the ant army lines. In a day, I wipe it up and were good to go with out them coming back for quite some time, weeks to months. All for .75 cents a stick with hundreds of individual uses. Yes of course wash your hand after handling and keep it away from kids as you would do with all harmful or possibly harmful products.

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 01:44:40 +0000

Help i need help got to get rid of roaches