Ants!!! Is there anything we can do aside from bait traps?
05-05-2013, 09:12 AM
#41
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et Rid of Ants Solution
This is a recipe for getting rid of those pesky ants that come every spring and summer. Mix up the solution,
pack cotton balls in a ja...r cover, put the solution on and they will be gone.
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons boric acid
3 cups warm water
Directions:
1. Mix the sugar and boric acid well.
2. Add the warm water slowly, mixing all the while so it won't be too lumpy.
3. Store in a jar until ready to use.
4. When ready to use, put cotton into the top of a jar lid to fill it and then saturate the cotton to the top.
5. Place it in the location where it is needed.
6. Note: This solution will keep for a long while. A good technique is to drip a drop or two over the edge of the
to find it, but find it they will. When they do, do not disturb them as they drink. They will hang over the edge
of the lid and drink for a while and then take it back to the nest killing the colony. Almost overnight they will
be gone.
This is a recipe for getting rid of those pesky ants that come every spring and summer. Mix up the solution,
pack cotton balls in a ja...r cover, put the solution on and they will be gone.
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons boric acid
3 cups warm water
Directions:
1. Mix the sugar and boric acid well.
2. Add the warm water slowly, mixing all the while so it won't be too lumpy.
3. Store in a jar until ready to use.
4. When ready to use, put cotton into the top of a jar lid to fill it and then saturate the cotton to the top.
5. Place it in the location where it is needed.
6. Note: This solution will keep for a long while. A good technique is to drip a drop or two over the edge of the
to find it, but find it they will. When they do, do not disturb them as they drink. They will hang over the edge
of the lid and drink for a while and then take it back to the nest killing the colony. Almost overnight they will
be gone.
05-05-2013, 12:17 PM
#42
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Location: Norfolk, VA
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BIG ant infestations here on the farm every year. This year early on I tried CINNAMON! Sprinkled in all the windows, under the sinks, along floor boards in less than conspicuous places, behind the toilet, at the door jams.....so far it's working amazingly well, smells nice, and isn't a chemical. Bought the cheapest jar of ground cinnamon I could find; the ants don't have snooty tastes.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
05-05-2013, 05:04 PM
#44
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Posts: 3,198
http://tipnut.com/ant-killer/ I used this several years ago when we had a rogue group traipsing around the entry way. I used a small margarine container - hole punched the lid- with the sugar water and borax recipe. The article has lots of info for you to sort out the method.
05-06-2013, 12:14 PM
#45
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Location: Adirondacks NY
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BIG ant infestations here on the farm every year. This year early on I tried CINNAMON! Sprinkled in all the windows, under the sinks, along floor boards in less than conspicuous places, behind the toilet, at the door jams.....so far it's working amazingly well, smells nice, and isn't a chemical. Bought the cheapest jar of ground cinnamon I could find; the ants don't have snooty tastes.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
06-06-2015, 10:31 AM
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Location: Odessa, Washington
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