how do you kill ants without using chemeical spray?

Answer 1

Get a liquid bait. A few drops along their trail and they take it back to their nest so you don't get the rest of their family coming back after you spray. Usually gets rid of the problem withing 24 hours. The hard part is resisting the urge to kill them when they attack the bait.

Answer 2

Ants

The first line of defense is to remove the attractants: keep counters free of crumbs and sticky spots. Cover the sugar and put the honey jar in a plastic baggie. Cut off water sources such as drips or dishes left soaking overnight.
If the ant invaders persist, try these simple measures:
Keep a small spray bottle handy, and spray the ants with a bit of soapy water.
Set out cucumber peels or slices in the kitchen or at the ants' point of entry. Many ants have a natural aversion to cucumber. Bitter cucumbers work best.
Leave a few tea bags of mint tea near areas where the ants seem most active. Dry, crushed mint leaves or cloves also work as ant deterrents.
Trace the ant column back to their point of entry. Set any of the following items at the entry area in a small line, which ants will not cross: cayenne pepper, citrus oil (can be soaked into a piece of string), lemon juice, cinnamon or coffee grounds.
Mix a half teaspoon each of honey, borox, and aspartame (Equal, Nutrasweet, etc.), in small bottles. Place bottles on their sides, with lids off, in areas of most ant activity. Ants will carry the bait back to their colonies. Important: use indoors only; must be kept away from pets and children.
Leave a small, low wattage night light on for a few nights in the area of most ant activity. The change in light can disrupt and discourage their foraging patterns.
Ants on the deck? Slip a few cut up cloves of garlic between the cracks.

Answer 3

boric acid. Just dust the area. Take note of any trails to see where nests my be hidden. Be careful NOT to step on or disturb the mounds. Boric acid is actually edible (although I wouldn't recommend the taste test !!!). It breaks down the exoskeletan of the ant and the ant die. The other thing is that the ants will come back unless the queen is killed, so there are non-toxic bates that you can buy at Lowes that the ants will want to eat and bring back for the queen to eat too !!! WHAMMO..she's gone !!!

Answer 4

try boric acid. They sell it over by the bug sprays. I hate bug spray. But I put this stuff around and I usually find dead bodies instead of bugs. Ants are a pain. My uncle used to mix borax with sugar. Something about they carry both back to the nest and when they eat the soap it kills them. He swore by it. The boric acid, they say the bugs walk across it and the dust goes up into their lungs? or whatever they breathe with, and within 2 hours they are dead. I've found it to be quite helpful for most bugs. But ants manage to still thrive somewhat. Also bay leaves. You get the cheap ones. Take them and crack them or crunch them in your hand. Throw them wherever. The smell makes them run the other way. I've done the bay leaves and the boric acid. Not bad. Bay leaves can be used in flour too. Yes right in it so that bugs dont get in there. Just crack them in half. Also boric acid and bay leaves can be used right in with the dishes and stuff. It's not toxic. You have to consume huge amounts of boric acid for it to become toxic. Safe around children and pets too. Even if they lick it or sniff it. good luck.

Answer 5

I know of a few handy ways to kill them. One is to boil a bunch of water and pour it over mounds in yard. the hot water usually kills em. or try boric acid mixed in with powdered sugar. The ants are drawn in by the sugar and take it into their nest. Don't use granulated sugar though because the ants will just pick up the sugar and leave the boric acid.

Answer 6

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://www.pests.in useful.

Answer 7

I called Orkin
They use a white powder that is not dangerous to pets or children and there is a guarantee with it.

Answer 8

Technically, even water is a chemical. I'm figuring you just want to avoid pesticides?

You can use Lime, they don't like this and will seek out your neighbors property instead. Granular lime is cheap and relatively harmless to most pets and people.

Answer 9

oddly enough, dishsoap and ammonia mixed with water works pretty well for a quick kill.

Answer 10

aww poor ants lol