Ants,ants and more ants

[dittydottie]

Anybody have any ideas on how to get rid of ants on your lawn area?The ants are getting to be a problem on peoples lawns now.They are everywhere not just in one area.Would like the cure not to be to expensive.

[AreWeThereYetMom]

Check out this older thread, lots of good info there
http://www.isaintjohn.com/classifieds/showthread.php?t=18919&highlight=ants

This year I tried Borax laundry detergent mixed with a bit of icing sugar, couple drops of water and dripped it on pennies in random areas ... fixed them buggers really quick - lures them almost instantly and very inexpensive too.
Remember to reapply outside frequently after rain or heavy fog.

[MrsBeasley]

1. Mix baking soda and icing sugar in equal parts and leave it in small piles around the infested room.
2. Fill a bottle with water and a few drops of peppermint oil and spray those bad boys to their deaths.
3. If you don't live in an apartment, plant mint along the side of your house.
4. Use chalk. Ants tend to move away from any chalk lines.
5. Put out piles of corn meal; ants cannot digest it properly and will carry it home to try to eat.
6. Do the same thing with Cream of Wheat. 7. Do not cook it first. It will expand when the ants eat it.
8. Sprinkle powdered red chili pepper, paprika, dried peppermint or borax on ant trails, in cracks and near entryways to prevent them from moving in.
9. If you can find the anthill, make a natural repellent of citrus peelings and water in a blender and pour it over.
Diatomaceous Earth is arguably the most effective natural solution. It is made of fossilized algae with tiny, sharp edges that cut through the bug's exoskeleton-poisoning or dehydrating the insect. It is most effective when applied to the cracks the ants are using to get in and can be purchased at any hardware store. Some baby powders even contain Diatomaceous Earth.

[jenny_lynn00]

I swear by Borax and Icing sugar myself :) Seems like I'm not the only one either

[dittydottie]

Howe much borax & how much icing sugar?

[rhiley_08j]

Baking soda and sugar. Trust me it works.

[jenny_lynn00]

Howe much borax & how much icing sugar?

I'd say about half and half, mixed in. You want to make sure they are drawn to the icing sugar, but that they carry the borax home with them :D

[timmy]

Diatomaceous Earth (insectigone) Have been using it for years. Simple & Effective, period.

[dally]

Diatomaceous Earth (insectigone) Have been using it for years. Simple & Effective, period.


Is this harmful to dogs?
I posted last year about using baking soda and icing sugar it does work quite well. There are quite a few ant hills on our property every year, one very large one in front of the house and god knows how many out back. I guess we live in ant heaven. lol