09-06-2007, 06:55 AM
Interesting note from this site: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/coqui/Bakingsoda.asp
Baking Soda (sodium bicarbonate)
Recently baking soda has been promoted to control coqui frogs. While some concentrations of baking soda may be effective, the only legal and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-approved agents for controlling coqui frogs are citric acid and hydrated lime. Use of baking soda as a frog control agent has not been approved by the EPA; therefore it would be a violation of EPA regulations to use it for that purpose.
Citric acid is on a list of substances that are exempt from EPA regulations because it is generally recognized as safe, whereas sodium bicarbonate is not exempt. A 16% citric acid solution is recommended as a treatment against coqui frogs. In 2005, the EPA granted a 3 year permit for 3% hydrated lime solution to be used as a coqui frog control agent based upon efficacy data and an environmental assessment.
Baking Soda (sodium bicarbonate)
Recently baking soda has been promoted to control coqui frogs. While some concentrations of baking soda may be effective, the only legal and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-approved agents for controlling coqui frogs are citric acid and hydrated lime. Use of baking soda as a frog control agent has not been approved by the EPA; therefore it would be a violation of EPA regulations to use it for that purpose.
Citric acid is on a list of substances that are exempt from EPA regulations because it is generally recognized as safe, whereas sodium bicarbonate is not exempt. A 16% citric acid solution is recommended as a treatment against coqui frogs. In 2005, the EPA granted a 3 year permit for 3% hydrated lime solution to be used as a coqui frog control agent based upon efficacy data and an environmental assessment.