5 Natural Ant Control Remedies

Spring is here, and while that means that most of us are enjoying nicer weather, it also means that pests are back. Ants are creeping their way from their anthills into homes. The good news is that there are some really simple, natural ingredients in your very own pantry that will help keep your ant problem at bay. Of course, if the problem seems completely out of control, you may need to hire a professional pest control expert. But first, check out these five natural tips from the website Small Notebook:

5 Simple, Natural Ant Control Remedies

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I use small plastic cups mixed with jam (grape) and some boric acid powder. The ants feast and return to their nest and poison the colony......

Posted by Rodger on April 29, 2010 4:25 PM

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I've used instant grits. When the ants eat it & it gets wet it expands. They feed it to their queen & she dies.......

Posted by anonymous on April 30, 2010 12:32 AM

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Outline entrances with chalk (blackboard chalk). For some reason, the ants do not like to walk over the chalk line.

Posted by Nicole on April 30, 2010 9:24 AM

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sugar & borax in a small lid on the floor

Posted by anonymous on April 30, 2010 3:41 PM

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I've used a thin layer of molasses and brown sugar. When the ants walk through it, it's like flies, they get stuck.

Posted by Jason on April 30, 2010 11:24 PM

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They also seem reluctant to cross a line of cinnamon.
And, for nests in the ground you can sprinkle borax all around the entrances.

Posted by anonymous on May 01, 2010 9:24 PM

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I've tried mixing sugar, water, and boric acid, and making a syrup, but the ants wouldn't touch it.

I've also tried honey and cornmeal, which the ants love. Unfortunately I still have ants, so I'm not sure if I killed any of them or just made them very happy.

Posted by tlt on May 03, 2010 1:26 PM

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Just let the poor ants be. They have family too. They love, have fear, laugh, cry in their little ant brains. Perhaps to some alien power we are like ants.

Posted by Ken Kelly on May 07, 2010 1:48 AM

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Here is a simple Natural Ant Control Remedy.
I know a man who attacked the problem "head on".
He needed to be outside for a cigarette, so, he would make war on the fire ants. He would kick the mound over, then light-up.
He would puff and wait untill the area was covered with defenders- and burn them with a propane tourch. He would return when they had rebuilt and repeat.
Other people informed him that he would need to kill the queen before he would be rid of the mound. He disagreed. He knew the colony could not afford to keep loosing workers faster than they could be replaced. He was relentless.If there were any survivers they fled.
I worry about telling people not to smoke in here......

Posted by curl free on May 09, 2010 1:50 AM

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"cry in their little ant brains"??

Posted by Trish on May 09, 2010 5:30 PM

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