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Jun 26, 2016 1:22:27 GMT
Post by sss3 on Jun 26, 2016 1:22:27 GMT
Have ants. Never had them before. In kitchen, but not where there is food. How do I get rid of them? Something natural would be helpful. Have been using TTO. They come back.
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Jun 26, 2016 2:26:23 GMT
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Post by kkbhf on Jun 26, 2016 2:26:23 GMT
Have you tried giving borax, the laundry cleaner, a try?
1/2 cup of sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons Borax 1 1/2 cups warm water
Mix everything so well the dry ingredients are fully dissolved in the water. Leave out bottle caps filled with the mixture. If you want to avoid spillage you can use saturated paper towels or the like in the caps to hold the liquid. Let the ants feast as much as they want. In a few days no ants!
The mixture can be stored in a jar with a tight lid for quite some time.
Just be aware that ants taste changes over time. What works today may not work tomorrow and will again in a week. Go figure!
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Jun 26, 2016 3:28:17 GMT
Post by shin on Jun 26, 2016 3:28:17 GMT
My aunt is battling ants now. . . sounds funny now that I think of it..
She is using a similar mixture to the above, with powdered sugar and baking soda instead of Borax.
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Jun 26, 2016 4:14:13 GMT
Post by spacecase0 on Jun 26, 2016 4:14:13 GMT
this year thousands of tiny toads have hatched here, they have eaten every last ant that was anywhere
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Jun 28, 2016 12:39:59 GMT
Post by KyMama on Jun 28, 2016 12:39:59 GMT
I use the Terro Ant Baits and they work really well around here. I don't know how natural they are, but I do like that they're contained in that little trap so I don't have to worry as much about the cats and dog getting into it.
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Jun 28, 2016 14:37:20 GMT
Post by shin on Jun 28, 2016 14:37:20 GMT
I always liked those tiny little hopping toads.
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Jun 28, 2016 16:16:45 GMT
Post by Skandi on Jun 28, 2016 16:16:45 GMT
Ah now I see why we have so few ants, we have millions of frogs and toads! Oh and ants would probably just drown here. But in the last house we resorted to poison, I don't think anything else actually gets rid of them, though I have used boiling water down their nests, that really works when they are in a patio, or somewhere else you can get to.
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Jun 28, 2016 22:26:45 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2016 22:26:45 GMT
Ah now I see why we have so few ants, we have millions of frogs and toads! Oh and ants would probably just drown here. But in the last house we resorted to poison, I don't think anything else actually gets rid of them, though I have used boiling water down their nests, that really works when they are in a patio, or somewhere else you can get to. There are a lot of toads in the garden, but they stay away from the fire ant mounds. The toads want nothing to do with them. I have seen toads make the error of hopping through a fire ant mound and they go down quickly. I can understand why though. I was bitten about six times on my arm this evening and it is very uncomfortable. It will take another three or four hours before the pain alone stops and another two or three days for the itching to stop.
We have not had much rain lately and that seems to keep them the fire ants on the move. There are mounds popping up all over making it difficult to stay ahead of the little buggers.
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Jun 28, 2016 23:23:22 GMT
Post by Skandi on Jun 28, 2016 23:23:22 GMT
Ah now I see why we have so few ants, we have millions of frogs and toads! Oh and ants would probably just drown here. But in the last house we resorted to poison, I don't think anything else actually gets rid of them, though I have used boiling water down their nests, that really works when they are in a patio, or somewhere else you can get to. There are a lot of toads in the garden, but they stay away from the fire ant mounds. The toads want nothing to do with them. I have seen toads make the error of hopping through a fire ant mound and they go down quickly. I can understand why though. I was bitten about six times on my arm this evening and it is very uncomfortable. It will take another three or four hours before the pain alone stops and another two or three days for the itching to stop.
We have not had much lately and that seems to keep them the fire ants on the move. There are mounds popping up all over making it difficult to stay ahead of the little buggers.
Fortunatly we don't have such critters here, we have small black and red ants and wood ants which are much bigger (I'm sure there's many species of all, but that's my divides!) the small black ones are harmless, the red ones have a little nip, and the wood ants can bite. but no wood ants on the property, so I think our hoppy creatures are safe.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2016 23:47:39 GMT
Skandi, Be glad that you do not have fire ants in your area. They are a pain, both literally and figuratively!!!
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Jun 28, 2016 23:56:45 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2016 23:56:45 GMT
I saw a "cow ant" today. Only when the weather is dry are they out and about, scurrying and always in a hurry to get somewhere. They are orange and black, and about a half inch long and really thick. Folks say they pack a painful sting, but in all my years I have never been inclined to let one get on me.
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