| Whenever spring arrives here we start getting a | | | | further south it has been an ant killer recipe for |
| lot of questions about getting rid of the ants that | | | | quite a while. |
| are building their anthill condos on our properties | | | | The ants love it, eat it like little piggies and |
| and ruining picnics everywhere. | | | | promptly explode. |
| Anthills seem to sneak up on home owners. One | | | | Get your ants to move next door. |
| day there are no ants and then BAM they are | | | | Lime is very corrosive so avoid having it touch |
| everywhere and in everything. Then the anthill | | | | your skin and keep away from pets. This makes |
| starts growing on a daily basis. | | | | its use less advisable than other methods. Ants |
| Not too many people like ants, except little boys | | | | don't like it and will avoid it so it makes for a |
| with magnifying glasses. | | | | great barrier they won't cross. |
| There are a number of recipes for killing ants | | | | Another use for baby power. |
| where they expand until they explode. | | | | I usually reserve the baby power for playing 9 ball |
| Baking soda and icing sugar. | | | | but if it will get rid of ants then I have another |
| Ants seem to have insatiable appetites and are | | | | use for the baby power. |
| always on the hunt for something to eat. A good | | | | Good ole table salt. |
| home remedy of baking soda and icing sugar will | | | | Use the table salt to block any entry ways they |
| temporarily satisfy them, well until they swell up | | | | have found into your house. They won't cross the |
| and explode. | | | | salt line. |
| Note: There may be a slight explosion just before | | | | It's time to draw the line, with Chalk. |
| they bother you no longer. | | | | Where ever you want to block the path of |
| By eating the mixture for the icing sugar the ants | | | | marching ants think chalk. Just pour a little line of |
| can't help to digest some of the baking soda and | | | | chalk to block any entry. Works great around the |
| that's all it takes to get rid of ants. | | | | outside of your house. |
| You don't have to worry about dead ants lying | | | | You can buy Ant Chalk but it has insecticide in it |
| around the house and yard as they usually carry | | | | so you may want to skip this one if you don't |
| the deadly combo back home with them and life | | | | want to use insecticides. |
| ends under ground. | | | | Boric Acid Powder. |
| You can do the trick with a mix of about 50/50 | | | | A 50/50 mix of boric acid powder and plain old |
| baking soda to icing sugar. | | | | sugar. Make a slurry in a bottle by adding water |
| To spread the mix you can use a bottle. Just | | | | to the mix and you're good to go and so are the |
| poke a few holes in the top of the lid and start | | | | ants. |
| shaking those ants up a bit. | | | | Boric Acid is toxic enough that you don't want |
| Using Cornmeal or Grits | | | | your family or pets eating it so keep it where |
| This years we gave cornmeal a try. Ants just | | | | they can't get into it. |
| seem to love corn but they can't digest the | | | | The boric acid has to be ingested by the ants for |
| cornmeal and starve to death or bloat up and die. | | | | it to work unlike some other methods where |
| Either way it works great. | | | | walking through it will work. |
| Put the pressure on those ants, literally. We | | | | Hopefully this information on getting rid of ants |
| haven't use grits here in New Brunswick but | | | | and anthills is beneficial to you. |