these things have moved 3 times in my yard and im trying to get rid of them for good,and have had no luck so far have used all kinds of poisons,and they have survived all of that ,so now im open to new ideas,these ants must be death proof,because nothing seems to bother them at all,i know someone out there has had this same problem,i need your solution to this problem.
2007-05-09 16:37:33 · 46 answers · asked by dodge man 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
we have tried some of the remidies,and its right in the middle of the lawn,were trying to keep the lawn but kill the ants and the exterminating company says they cant get rid of them,so im trying things that wont harm the grass,but will kill the ants,these are just sugar ants,but they are stubborn ones,good answers though,im thinking i,ll try a few tomorrow.
2007-05-09 17:47:07 · update #1
Have you ever heard grits? i use them to kill ants, works all the time, just sprinkle on the hills, when the ants eat the grits they explode...you could also try a granular ant killer, they sell it at home depot, that also works great, but you have to do your intire yard.. another thing i have found to work great is sugar mixed with Borax laundry detergent, it has boric acid and the ants can't tell the difference between the 2, its a quick cheap fix.. hope i could help..good luck
2007-05-09 17:27:32 · answer #1 · answered by Marissa P 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what kind of ants....we've had great success with a product called Terro on sugar ants and fire ants (North Carolina) Home Depot carries it and it beats Terminex or any other bug company or poison we've ever used. Ant colonies have a process called budding where if the colony is threatened or runs out of food or the location turns bad, a new queen will set up shop somewhere else and it seems like you never get rid of them but be patient. Some people pour boiling water on the colonies but it will kill the grass too which may be easier to replace with sod than to keep having problems with the little buggers. Paul
2007-05-09 17:33:50 · answer #2 · answered by paul h 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is a product made by Ortho I haven't had to use it in a long time. It is called Ant Stop, it is a white powder and I used to pour it around the house, sidewalk edges, parts of the grass. I would do this every 2 months and never had a major problem. The powder is very harmful to kids and small pets, and if you hose it down after a few days, be carful because the water will cause a powder cloud (not absorbent) , just be careful.
2007-05-09 17:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by unknown812 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a horrible ant problem ourselves and use an pest control guy every year. He treats the area and our home to keep them out.
However, I had a client tell me that if you mix sugar and Borax or Borateem and put it on the ant hills or in a container the ants will eat it and die. He swears by it and has been the head custodian of a high school for over 25 years. Worth a try! Good luck.
2007-05-09 17:27:52 · answer #4 · answered by LifeProfessor 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I Live in Southern Calif. The red ants could be fire ants..not sure and don't care:
Boil water, dawn dish washing liquid and add plenty of salt. I did this after a heavy rain and it was probably easier... Pour the boiling water/dish washing soap and salt mixture over each of the ant mounds. Saturate well... Any living ants will come up to the service in a few days.. you can repeat or then mix either borax and powdered sugar or baking soda and powdered sugar together and sprinkle heavily around the mound. They will track the backing soda and/or borax back to the nest, killing the rest of the colony. The last worked on a smaller mound I had in the front before our rain when everything was very dry.
2014-03-03 12:28:51 · answer #5 · answered by Karen 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Poison is the best you'll find. Use one that doesn't kill them straight away - you want them to carry it into the nest and feed it to the others. Or you can try digging them out, but ant nests can sometimes be very large. Whatever you do, don't pour gasoline on them. It pollutes the ground, and the fire is all on the surface, since there isn't enough air in the tunnels for the fire to extend into the nest. It will just kill some near the surface, and grass won't grow there for years (I leaked some gas from my motorcycle on my dad's front yard, and the grass still doesn't grow on that spot - and this was almost 20 years ago.
You're probably better off getting a professional pest control company to look after it. They're eco-friendly, and usually guarantee results.
2007-05-09 17:34:58 · answer #6 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ants are very sensitive to chemicals so it's tough to get them to enter an area treated with a repellent. Baits may work but you need to find out what they're feeding on. Sometimes they're feeding on sugar and other times protein. One thing you may try is seeing if your local pest tech. can apply Talstar granular pesticide. He would spread the granules throughout your lawn and after a rain or watering your lawn the granules dissolve and you have a nice layer of protection. But to be honest it may still be tough to totally get rid of them.
I must tell you as an experienced pest control tech. we don't get many calls on ants in someone's yard. It's mainly when they're entering the house. You can also talk to a tech. about a product called Eclipse. I have used it many times and have had decent luck with it. The workers take it back to the nest and feed it to the larvae, the larvae chew it up and than it is fed to the entire colony. Adult ants don't chew the food, the larvae do. Thus you get total control. Good luck, and I hope you get rid of the little buggers.
2007-05-09 17:56:56 · answer #7 · answered by chyannsdad 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sugar ants are a pain. If they are not biting, let them be. Professional exterminators are only concerned with the problem if it is within 36 inches of your house, and by law in most states, can not treat the lawn. A general purpose ant bait like Amdro will work very well bu only if you apply it to the entire lawn with your fertilizer spreader. This MUST be done every 90 days or results will be poor. What ever you do, do not pour gas or kerosene in the lawn. Only a true dumb @ss would do something that stupid.
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2016-04-14 00:10:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order for ant poisons to be effective, you need to kill ALL the ants in a colony. That is highly unlikely since they are reasonably intelligent creatures who will run for it when trouble strikes their co-habitants. The ant hill is only the tip of the iceburg more or less as their colony runs several feet into the ground and out from the specific hill area. You don't say why you feel it is necessary to get rid of the ant hills. Are they somehow damaging the lawn or are the hills so large that they are an eyesore? I can't honestly say that I have ever heard of something that is totally effective but I would suggest you call a professional pest exterminator for advice and/or service.
2007-05-09 17:28:11 · answer #9 · answered by Poohcat1 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋
the problem is ants nests are designed to survive floods so pouring liquids or even poison down there won't get them...the queen is always in the safest area .you may wipe out many of them but they will breed up again
as you can see the ant hills then you know where they are ..the best way is to dig them out and then spraying them.try to get the queen
otherwise baiting is the next best option....mix powdered borax and caster sugar 50-50 and leave it near where they are tracking...let them take it back to the nest(don't spray them)
keep in mind that some ants prefer savoury over sweet...so if they avoid the sugar put down a few different foods and observe which they prefer ,then try to incorporate the borax into that food
2007-05-09 22:43:29 · answer #10 · answered by pestie58 the spider hunter 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋