How do I get rid of ants?!
The ants keep on getting to my food! Help!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
The best method to kill the ants safely is to sprinkle the area where you see them with "grits"!. Grits is a cereal meal made from corn (hominy) and is safe to eat!. The ants take the grits powder back into the colony to feed the queen!. The queen cannot digest it and dies, causing the colony to collapse!. It may take a few days, but it will kill the ant colony!. I use it in the Las Vegas area and have eradicated the ants from around my home!.
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Things You’ll Need:
* Blenders
* Caulking Guns
* Caulks
* Medicine Droppers
* Black Trash Bags
* Plastic Freezer Bags
* Citrus Fruits
* Tanglefoot Pest Barriers
Step1
Determine why they are entering your property and eliminate the food, water and/or housing that they need to survive!.
Step2
Promptly clean after meals and take all trash out of your home!. Know that learning how to get rid of ants involves creating an ant-proof abode!.
Step3
Move outdoor trash and recycling bins as far from your home as possible!.
Step4
Tightly wrap and store food set out on kitchen counters!.
Step5
Refrigerate all perishable food, especially in the summer, when fruits and vegetables may spoil quickly!.
Step6
Remove pools of standing water!. Ants get thirsty too!.
Step7
Seal up cracks!. The least toxic method is 100 percent silicon caulk!.
Step8
Sprinkle powdered red chili pepper, paprika, dried peppermint or borax on ant trails, in cracks and near entryways to deter them from moving in!.
Step9
Rid your garden of aphids, whiteflies and mealybugs!. These sap-feeding insects excrete "honeydew," a sugary favorite of ants!.
Step10
Spray or paint sticky barriers made out of tanglefoot products on plants and trees!. These barriers prevent ants from climbing up stems and trunks to feed!.
Step11
Create liquid bait by mixing 1 tsp!. boric acid with 2 1/2 fluid oz!. corn syrup or honey!. Heat until the boric acid dissolves!. In an eyedropper, add equal amounts of water and solution to drop in places ants frequent for 2 weeks!.
Step12
Make a natural repellent of citrus peelings and water in a blender and pour it over the anthill!.
Step13
Drown out ants by pouring boiling water over the mounds and into the cracks where they dwell!. Roughly 3 gallons of water per mound ought to do the trickWww@FoodAQ@Com
* Blenders
* Caulking Guns
* Caulks
* Medicine Droppers
* Black Trash Bags
* Plastic Freezer Bags
* Citrus Fruits
* Tanglefoot Pest Barriers
Step1
Determine why they are entering your property and eliminate the food, water and/or housing that they need to survive!.
Step2
Promptly clean after meals and take all trash out of your home!. Know that learning how to get rid of ants involves creating an ant-proof abode!.
Step3
Move outdoor trash and recycling bins as far from your home as possible!.
Step4
Tightly wrap and store food set out on kitchen counters!.
Step5
Refrigerate all perishable food, especially in the summer, when fruits and vegetables may spoil quickly!.
Step6
Remove pools of standing water!. Ants get thirsty too!.
Step7
Seal up cracks!. The least toxic method is 100 percent silicon caulk!.
Step8
Sprinkle powdered red chili pepper, paprika, dried peppermint or borax on ant trails, in cracks and near entryways to deter them from moving in!.
Step9
Rid your garden of aphids, whiteflies and mealybugs!. These sap-feeding insects excrete "honeydew," a sugary favorite of ants!.
Step10
Spray or paint sticky barriers made out of tanglefoot products on plants and trees!. These barriers prevent ants from climbing up stems and trunks to feed!.
Step11
Create liquid bait by mixing 1 tsp!. boric acid with 2 1/2 fluid oz!. corn syrup or honey!. Heat until the boric acid dissolves!. In an eyedropper, add equal amounts of water and solution to drop in places ants frequent for 2 weeks!.
Step12
Make a natural repellent of citrus peelings and water in a blender and pour it over the anthill!.
Step13
Drown out ants by pouring boiling water over the mounds and into the cracks where they dwell!. Roughly 3 gallons of water per mound ought to do the trickWww@FoodAQ@Com
well if you have food, sprays from the store are not the best thing to use!. the best and safest way is to get a old windex spray bottle, fill it with water and soap and spray along where you find the ant trails!. It works like miracle!. once the ants die, cleans with a sponge, cuz they look disgusting when they are dead!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Black Pepper-sprinkle where ants are and also where they exit (also entrance)
Cucumber Peels- around entry ways and paths!.
Boric Acid- 2 Tbs, 1/2 cup sugar & 1 cup water
White Vinegar-Put in spray bottle on ants & their trail!. Smell dissipates in a few minutes!.
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Cucumber Peels- around entry ways and paths!.
Boric Acid- 2 Tbs, 1/2 cup sugar & 1 cup water
White Vinegar-Put in spray bottle on ants & their trail!. Smell dissipates in a few minutes!.
Good luckWww@FoodAQ@Com
Last year I bought some 'ant stakes'!.!.!.not sure of correct name!.!.!.!.a "RAID" product!.!.!.bought at Meijers!. They were about 3 - 4 inches tall!.!.!.stake part was green and top was white!.
Put in ground around your home!.!.!.!.with-in 5 -7 days ants are gone!. We had them in kitchen (cabinets -counters)!.!.!.both bathrooms!.!.!.front den!.!.WORKED!!!
The so called 'ant traps' and some other product you put on with a syringe type implement did not work!.!.!.wasted money!.
I kept looking for this product at Meijers, again about 3 months ago!.!.!.no luck!. Finally went to Lowes and found something similar about 3 weeks ago!.!.!.!.was beginning to see ants at back door!.
Lowes product wasn't Raid!.!.!.!.forget what brand!.!.!.but were 4 in a package for about $7!.00!.!.!.!.got 3 packages!.!.!.!.!.they are all green and about the same size as Raid's!.
Have NOT seen any ants!.!.!.!.hoo-ray!!
I put extra around the kitchen area outside!.
Instructions says to replace in 3 (4!?) months!.!.!.!.!.I never replaced them last year!.!.!.!.but not sure how long they were in the ground!.!.!.!.but I'm sure it was longer than 3 - 4 months!.
Wouldn't you know!.!.!.!.last week at Meijers we found the RAID product!. Too late!.!.!.!.!.got the other brand!. If we waited!.!.!.!.probably would have ants everywhere!.
I hope you can find these 'stakes'!.!.!.!.!.they do work!.
Good Luck!
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Pat, in Indiana!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Put in ground around your home!.!.!.!.with-in 5 -7 days ants are gone!. We had them in kitchen (cabinets -counters)!.!.!.both bathrooms!.!.!.front den!.!.WORKED!!!
The so called 'ant traps' and some other product you put on with a syringe type implement did not work!.!.!.wasted money!.
I kept looking for this product at Meijers, again about 3 months ago!.!.!.no luck!. Finally went to Lowes and found something similar about 3 weeks ago!.!.!.!.was beginning to see ants at back door!.
Lowes product wasn't Raid!.!.!.!.forget what brand!.!.!.but were 4 in a package for about $7!.00!.!.!.!.got 3 packages!.!.!.!.!.they are all green and about the same size as Raid's!.
Have NOT seen any ants!.!.!.!.hoo-ray!!
I put extra around the kitchen area outside!.
Instructions says to replace in 3 (4!?) months!.!.!.!.!.I never replaced them last year!.!.!.!.but not sure how long they were in the ground!.!.!.!.but I'm sure it was longer than 3 - 4 months!.
Wouldn't you know!.!.!.!.last week at Meijers we found the RAID product!. Too late!.!.!.!.!.got the other brand!. If we waited!.!.!.!.probably would have ants everywhere!.
I hope you can find these 'stakes'!.!.!.!.!.they do work!.
Good Luck!
pmsbar2@att!.net
Pat, in Indiana!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Bay leaves!. Crush them up and put them all around your baseboards & cupboards by the walls!. Ants do not like bay leaves!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Pet an Ant-eater in ur home!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com