Does anyone know of a natural way to rid your yard of fire ants?

Answer 1

grits.
just get uncooked grits and put it where they are.
they eat it and it makes them sick and they go away.
used it since i was born.
really works.

Answer 2

Not a natural way. They are from China, originally.
Raid produces a granule that can be spread like fertilizer.
Since ants just tend to move, I would try that.
We just kill the mounds as they come up.
Gasoline is the surest way to kill them but leaves a spot in the grass.
You may try Ammonia which will probably get rid of them and, if diluted enough, will fertilize your grass. However, it stinks.

Answer 3

Have you tried taking a shovel full from one mound and putting it in another one? Fire ants should have a war after that. My kid and I did that, at least it was fun to watch. They did just kind of move to another spot after it was over though, just like when i use ant killer on them.

Answer 4

Hi Dawn,
I've tried spreading baking soda on the ants and around their "nest"....seems to work....people have said that the baking soda dehydrates the ants and they die.
Good Luck.
Angie

Answer 5

Some say instant grits. Some say boiling water. I say ant poison. Even with that they just tend to pop up somewhere else.

Answer 6

Any form of really dried food works, however, I've found things like sawdust have worked better because it dries them out and makes them dehydrated.

Answer 7

You can burn them out...use dishwashing detergent...but nothing really works unless everyone in your neighborhood does the same thing at the same time.

Answer 8

soap

Answer 9

mexican anteater, they can stomach the burn..................