I also could use a homemade ant killer. Thanks so very much.
Jamish from Ranson, KS
Try blending orange peels and water. Pour the 'smoothie' down the ant hole. (06/30/2006)
By hwalz
If the ants are in your house, spread mothballs around the foundation. I do this every spring and seldom have a problem, and if I do, it goes away real quick. (06/30/2006)
By debbie
I just got one myself so we can try it together. You use 4 oz. of each; peanut butter, sugar, and boric acid. Blend well and place it in the ants path to where they are gathering. The person said it takes a couple of times, but that it works great. (07/01/2006)
By darcey
Buy some 20 Mule Team Borax (not Borateem) on the laundry shelve of your local grocery. Sprinkle it along their path and around your house close to the foundation. Use the rest in your laundry! (07/09/2006)
By Mary
Mix equal parts powdered sugar and Borax and spread around baseboards, or wherever the ants are traveling. Works every time. (07/10/2006)
By mm
I tried nearly every product on the market to get rid of ants that made hills in cracks on my garage floor. The ants actually caused my garage floor to heave because they burrowed deep into the cracks and made hills. Finally, I discovered that cinnamon was a miracle. I sprinkled it heavily on the hills. Ants were gone completely in about 3 weeks, but definitely saw a difference in one week.
By LMB
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Mix baking soda and powdered sugar. 1/2 and 1/2. Sprinkle on ant beds. The ants eat the baking soda thinking it is the powered sugar and the acid in their stomach reacts with the baking soda causing them to swell and die.
Mix equal parts baking soda and powdered sugar. The ants will carry it back to their nests and they will explode when the baking soda gets to their stomachs. Heard this hint on CBC (Canadian Broadcast)
what is the difference of using Borax vs Boric acid to control ants
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