I have some carpenter ants near my privacy fence and also in a spot near my lawnmower shop. What are the best ways to rid? Call an exterminator? I don't want to leave those spots a toxic dump just to rid them.
2007-06-29 09:40:24 · 3 answers · asked by nellie 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I have tried organic methods of 20 percent vinegar...nothing but make them mad. Then citrus orange...made them mad.....i even pour a little bleach on them...made them mad....they are tough jokers....
2007-06-29 09:42:21 · update #1
I just read on here that Nutrasweet will do it. the aspartame kills them. other things in the answers were cornmeal, salt, lemon slices, baby powder. I also saw a recipe with crunched up cat food, jelly and boric acid all mixed up and dropped in small balls around where they are. But boric acid can be harmful or fatal to pets and kids so be careful where you put it.
2007-06-30 00:45:30 · answer #1 · answered by sjdelp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local hardware store and get granules and spread it around you fence and shop.
2007-06-29 17:27:49 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a cat... lol... or get MY cat... he kills 'em before they even know what hit 'em! It's the only hunting he gets to do... lol...
2007-06-29 16:46:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋