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Diatomaceous earth.
I put some down to protect some carrots the ants were destroying and it killed them all. the whole colony. Wasn't my intention, but ...
it has to be dry. they get it on them and when they go home they all get it on them. just cuts them and dries them out.
I put some down to protect some carrots the ants were destroying and it killed them all. the whole colony. Wasn't my intention, but ...
it has to be dry. they get it on them and when they go home they all get it on them. just cuts them and dries them out.
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medi-useA
Borax powder....often sold in the laundry isle....used to soften water for washing...
HOWEVER...
If you mix borax 50/50 with sugar and leave it for the ants, they take it...you can also add water to the sugar/borax mix to make a liquid.
The ants take this sweet mix back to the nest...it gets fed to the workers and queen.
Borax clogs up their bums so they cannot shit, so they die....this is capable of killing the queen and wiping out a colony entirely...
Now, if it was fire ants...I've got a recipe somewhere th@ kills them too...let me know if you want th@1 and I'll dig it out..
add some food dye if you want it to stand out...makes it easier to see how much they've taken...
This has worked for me with giant ants, tiny ants and others in between..
Hope it serves you well.
To stop ants entering an area....diotomatious earth should help...as would spraying chillie water as a barrier...
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Organi-class
Member
Have heard quite often that cinnamon,cloves and tea tree oil is an effective repellant (get them AWAY from YOU, not DEAD). As much as we hate even the annoying ant, it has a very prominent place in the cycle of nature. (aeration... cough cough) So hopefully that may help some people out. Good luck.
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Green Thumb
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We had a heavy ant problem the first year we gardened, Grants worked pretty well at killing the little buggers.
When I was a kid we had major ant problems in the house. Very sandy area. The only thing that really worked well was "Revenge" brand liquid. A drop on a piece of cardboard near their trail and that was it for them. They take it back to the colony and queen.
I don't see ants often in my home, but the few times I have, this stuff makes them history in a 2-3 days. It's cheap and a little bottle lasts forever. Gotta be careful where you put it with kids or animals though.
I don't see ants often in my home, but the few times I have, this stuff makes them history in a 2-3 days. It's cheap and a little bottle lasts forever. Gotta be careful where you put it with kids or animals though.
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JackTheGrower
Oh my.. I would avoid poison,,
They will give up if they get the message.. water often keep the place unhappy for a home..
If you must use poison determine if sweet ants or meat ants and order from GrowOrganic.com
Mine gave up is seems.. Hey it was either an ant farm of a garden.. I tried to make them unhappy but it's a nice resort under the lights except for the floods..
They will give up if they get the message.. water often keep the place unhappy for a home..
If you must use poison determine if sweet ants or meat ants and order from GrowOrganic.com
Mine gave up is seems.. Hey it was either an ant farm of a garden.. I tried to make them unhappy but it's a nice resort under the lights except for the floods..
I use worm castings in my garden and dont have troubles with ants, Jap beetles and even spiders will be running for the hills when we start to spread it. Somethingin the worm castings make all hard shelled bugs leave (except squash bores) even fire ants so I have heard (no fire ants here to try it on)
