Boric acid can be found in most dollar stores for only a few dollars. I’m going to try it outdoor, where we have a huge red ant mount.

We have ants coming out of our ceiling, around
our skylight. These ants have wings and last
July and August they flew from the ceiling all
over me. We purchased an ant killing liquid to
spray on them and the wooden ceiling cracks but
they are still around. They show up dead on top
of my window sill. Tonight I heard some kind of
munching over our kitchen light. Are these
carpenter ants? They look just like regular ants
with segmented bodies, but have wings. Most are
small, a few are large. Help! What can we do to
get rid of them?

non-cooked grits kills them very well it works like birds eating dry rice they explode its that simple

You can purchase borax at any Wal-Mart. The last time I checked it was in the cleaning supplies department and the brand they carried was 20 Mule Team Borax. You can also sometimes buy it in the pest control section in the form of boric acid. However, it is more expensive per ounce than the 20 Mule Team and it is the exact same thing.

Your grandma probably knows all about the stuff. They used to use it in washing clothes. They didn’t mess around with stains back in the day. Just throw a low grade acid on it.

Dumb Question…where can one purchase borax? I have only found Boraxo which has soap mixed in…I’ve been overrun and need some soon.
Thanks

Yeah i have fire ants too but i find them everywhere and i don’t know where they are but i found some in my sister’s bedroom,my brothers computer desk, my staircase, the floor, the kitchen, bathroom, and i am even scared to get bitten by these ants everywhere and my parents don’t know what to do and i am looking online to search for solutions. But i did a test and i found out that hot water doesn’t always work. It depends on how much you pour, and how hot it is because the hotter it is it will kill the ants easier. and i am going to try the vinegar. and sugar with borax and water. and i am going crazy. and my brother is telling me to tell my mom to hire a professional to do it. Red ants are really annoying -_-

I don’t know about customs etc, but Chinese Chalk is still sold in Canada - usually in China Town or any Chinese/Vietnamese corner store.

I’m using Borax now…so far it’s successful. I’m going to try the homemade ant bait this weekend.
Thanks for the how-to all-natural tips!

I USE NAIL POLISH REMOVER OR VINEGAR THE BOTH WORK WELL

I mix a little 20 mule team borax with sugar or syrup & put it wherever I’ve seen ants. They take it back home & it kills the colony.

well i know all about the chinese chalk stuff but i cant find the website anywhere!!! we used to buy it at soo kim in peoria illinois but kim had to stop selling it or the government was going to close down her shop… can you find the web address for me and email it??? i know when we did use that product it killed all insects, spiders, cockroaches, ants, and the like. it never harmed our pets, or myself or my family members, and i would like to get my hands on more. if you could be of any assistance that would be terrific. thanks so much, and your website has been very helpful. i have also found out that cloves and oatmeal make sufficient ant repellants if used in conjunction with each other. thanks again

use ant poison

We have ants living under our house, or at least we think thats where they are. We have laminate flooring, and they just come out from under the skirting board. We’ve tried tracking them, but they come from everywhere! So we’ve tried baby powder, but it doesn’t seem to help. Problem is, we also have a pet marmoset, who has a penchant for eating EVERYTHING he can. Hes only just recovered after eating an ant which had eaten ant poison, so we need to try something else. Is there anything we can use which will be harmful to the nts but not my monkey?
I live in the UK if that helps.

Sadly, here in Los Angeles where they claim an entire unbroken colony stretches hundreds of miles nothing works.

Best I’ve been able to do is keep food off floors and counters.

Caulk cracks in window sills and floor boards.

Use expanding foam around pipes and in places where there are big gaps.

Around the house wet down the ants to give ‘em hell.

An undisturbed colony is more efficient than one that’s under constant attack.

The Terro baits don’t work. The ant stakes don’t work.

There is supposedly a poison from China that makes the ants confuse their own scent with an invading ant and kill each other.

Apparently they eat themselves to death.

I didn’t believe it or want to wait so long for the poison, but then I saw on the news that some US scientist was claiming credit for designing a poison that did the exact same thing.

Obviously they stole the formula from the Chinese stuff.

You can find it online if you search.

There are a lot who try sell different versions.

Only one is the original.

It’s a poorly designed website with crappy text and no photos.

They ship from China and I think they might lie on the customs forms to get it here. I will try to find it again.

I’m going to try the borax, however I’ve heard aspartame works on carpenter ants as powder and also fire ants when wet.

Ants=pain in the but

Huge problem, we have a new home being built next door and since the hot weather and the digging next door, I believe that is why our house is full of ants. Everyday, we wake up to tons of ants in our kitchen and sometimes even in our rooms. We clean our kitchen and mop it every night with some bleach and also our counters (that’s how bad its gotten) and no luck. Any suggestions?

Well, for the quick, permanent, and very toxic way. vinegar and wd40. enjoy

For me I find the best way to get rid of ants is smushing them. Simple and cost free,just have a lot of time on ur hands..

In the past I’ve used a bottle of Diatect Results Ant Killer. Their products are supposedly all-natural and safe around kids and plants. I found it to be extremely effective in eliminating my ant problem and it was only $20 for a bottle. I read lots of their testimonials and that’s what hooked me and I feel the need to pass it along to others.

Two different people from Texas have told me to sprinkle DRY OATMEAL around. The ants take it back to the queen, and ingest it, where it expands in their stomachs, making them explode.

Chili Powder works great if you have no pets……But could someone tell me how to get rid of big black ants in my flower leaves ? It looks like they have eggs under some of the leaves and they are dying????????HELP………..

Anyone know how to get rid of Harvester ants? I have BIG bare patches in my pastures and one behind the house that is almost 50 ft across!!! The bad part it is is about 20 ft from my water well……..help!