2007-07-10 14:12:22 · 6 answers · asked by kekepania68 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Cream of Wheat or grits, (or other soft, small grained food which expands) will kill ants die after eating it.
Dust food-grade diatomaceous earth along the ant’s pathways. The white powder will cut through their exoskeleton and they will dehydrate and die.
Vinegar poured on the ant pile is said to work.
Some people use grated citrus rinds because orange oil is used against red ants. You can try Citrus Magic, an air freshener made from concentrated citrus oils (oranges, lemons, grapefruits, etc) which clings to the insect and permeates any exoskeleton & membrane.
Plant mint around the foundation & areas you don't want ants in (if you don't need it for a garden) & landscape with Cedar mulch. It would be effective & decorative too.
Or dig a hole into the nest with a shovel and pour in an insecticidal soap (a mixture of 1/3 cup rubbing alcohol, 1 tsp dish soap and water in a 32 oz spray bottle) into the nest and put back the soil. You may have to do this a few times to really get rid of the ants.
Borax is also effective. 1:1 mix of sugar and 20 Mule Team Borax detergent. Sprinkle it in hard to reach places or put it in a small plastic margarine container with holes punched into it.
Aspartame (Nutrasweet ) seems to kill ants by interfering with their nervous system. It kills fire ants & Carpenter ants but someone who tested it found that it was not consistent in killing all black ants.
http://www.proliberty.com/observer/20060612.htm
Good luck! Hope this helps.
2007-07-11 01:27:08 · answer #1 · answered by ANGEL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No such thing, even common house hold chemicals are toxic. You either squish them one at a time or use a chemical. Spraying everything with a mild bleach solution drives the away for a week or so, ants apparently don't like the chlorine in the bleach. Do be careful using bleach as it can stain or ruin trim and things. The advantage of using bleach every two weeks to keep the ants out of the kitchen and bath is it disinfects everything too.
2016-04-01 08:06:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
instant grits! The workers take the grits to the queen, she eats a little, it swells up in her stomach and Boom! no more queen and no more colony. Sounds like a joke, I know, but it works!
2007-07-10 14:35:24 · answer #3 · answered by davidosterberg1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a pet anteater.
2007-07-10 14:15:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
very hot water will kill them
2007-07-10 14:15:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
corn starch! Good Luck!! :)
2007-07-10 14:16:11 · answer #6 · answered by Racheal B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋