2006-10-08 18:18:20 · 10 answers · asked by curiousenuf 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
What killer is talking about is the best way. The stuff is boric acid and is sold under several different names, probably the best known is Terro. The stuff works really well at killing a colony. The hard part, and this is impossible for some people, is to let them go. You can't step on them. Once they eat the Terro, if you kill them it will never get back to the colony, and if they don't get back to the colony the queen will not be killed. It's hard.
2006-10-09 01:50:19 · answer #1 · answered by college kid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my experience I have had a few encounters with black ants. and always found i had some kind of water leak, may not be true to all, but was to me. I used the ant traps. it usually takes up to 2 weeks to see results, but they work.
2006-10-08 19:24:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok go to home center and get a water based encapsulated style ant killer.usually comes in a spray style bottle,u can use it sparingly around inside and outside of home and will last quite awhile-ants will walk thru it and take back to nesting areas wich kills of alot more of them.ortho has product home defense max wich is what i use and works great-kills alot of other pest too and if used right wont bother pets
2015-03-20 08:32:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ants become a nuisance when they enter homes. Instead of spending money on costly pest control, you can get rid of ants by removing the food source and using soap water. I found the information at http://tinyurl.com/mdhlm useful.
2006-10-09 14:21:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sugar (black) ants are the worst. I have used Tarro (which was mentioned) and it works short term. I highly advise trying a pest control company, most are environmentally friendly and the overall costs pay off.
2006-10-08 18:28:17 · answer #5 · answered by lynnguys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's this stuff called antrid it smells like honey but has something in it that's toxic to ants they just love to eat it then take it back into the nest to feed others and the queen then the whole nest dies works a treat every summer for my folks.
2006-10-08 18:23:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put out grits, they eat them which dehydrates them and kills them. It may take a week but it's safe to use.
2006-10-12 12:32:32 · answer #7 · answered by B N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for now spray them with bug spray. for long term, sprinkle salt in the problem areas.
2006-10-08 18:20:00 · answer #8 · answered by Claude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scotch tape
2006-10-08 18:26:22 · answer #9 · answered by bowlerdudeca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bug spray...
or the exterminator...
2006-10-08 18:27:24 · answer #10 · answered by Toaster o' Death 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋