I have a BIGGGGG ant colony outside the patio door. I had heard that cornmeal and cheyanne pepper mixed together, sprinkling that around thier area will kill them. Anyone know if this is true?
2006-11-14 11:02:36 · 11 answers · asked by redhead_3128 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Try it - I'm sure it can't hurt!
2006-11-14 11:05:10 · answer #1 · answered by bugged 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quit screwing around and solve the problem once and for all.
Spent 40 bucks and get a bag of Top Choice Fire Ant Control.
This is a contact kill that works on the ants nervous system.It takes about 4 to 6 weeks to take full effect, but it last for an entire year.
Best yet, it is host specific and won't kill all the beneficial insects you want.
Our UNNAMED company charges a minimum price of $195 and we sell this like crazy.
Just put it into your fertilizer spreader and apply at a rate of 3 Lbs per 1000 feet. Make sure and get it into the flower beds.
Be patient and it does work great.
2006-11-15 01:28:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can tell you a method that will work 100%. Mix sugar and borax at a ratio of 50/50. Sprinkle it around the baseboard if inside your house and your ants will be gone in 2 days. Also it is easy to vaccuum. If outside mix it will water and poor it down the hole.
2006-11-17 12:42:44 · answer #3 · answered by KENSTOCK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard about the cornmeal, but I have read that pepper will repel them.
You might just want to buy an ant spike and stick it in the colony (quickly).
2006-11-14 19:44:11 · answer #4 · answered by sdc_99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best is Amdrid ant killer... It kills the whole mound. Slow but works great.
The Cyananne pepper thing does not work :(
2006-11-14 19:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by southbosquebuilders 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard it but it's worth a try. my grandma used to fill a jar with water them coat the rim with sugar. place it out of the way but close enough to the ants and they climb right in .
2006-11-16 11:24:12 · answer #6 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sorted mine out by tipping bleach straight down the nest. Gone in 2 days. No sign of them at all.
2006-11-14 19:17:12 · answer #7 · answered by ask this dummy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HEY, do this one. get a package of gelatin jello, dump it out next to the mound, the ants will take it down to the queen, she will eat it, it will expand and finally kill her, when the queen is dead the ants will hit the road
2006-11-14 19:12:01 · answer #8 · answered by hell oh 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I cant say that it will solve your problem but try using boric acid powder and you will get very good results.
2006-11-14 19:30:06 · answer #9 · answered by John C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is that is true but you can also put salt on them to and they will dye just like snails will!!!!
2006-11-14 19:54:43 · answer #10 · answered by garnisheed 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋