Borax is nontoxic to humans and pets, but not ants. Mix a ratio of 3 parts sugar to 1 part borax, and add some water to make a liquid, but not too much. Poke holes in a plastic drink cup or yogurt container or sour cream container and pour in the mixture. Then soak a piece of bread or frozen waffle or any other bread product with the mixture. also place the bread product in the container and pour the mixture over it. The ants will drink the liquid, but they need a solid to take back to the babies and the queen. So this will kill the mature ants foraging and also the nest. It takes about 2 weeks to complete the cycle, longer if it's a huge anthill. Make sure to put a lid on the container or put plastic wrap over the open end with a rubber band, so that bees and other beneficial insects stay out. Make your holes small, and check your trap every few days to make sure it's not drying out. This is essentially a "terro trap" but it has the added benefit of the solid bread soaked in the ant poison.
The soap and boiling water worked for me. I used a big canning pot that held several gallons of water. When I poured it over the ant colony, I saw soap bubbles coming up out of the ant holes. I did it two days in a row.
Soapy water does not destroy their exoskeleton! Soapy water drowns them since the breath through holes on their abdomen. If you mix dish soap with water in a spray bottle you can kill any bug or insect that has an exoskeleton when you spray it with it. Make sure the mixture is pretty soapy, like when you spray it out of a spray bottle it's almost like half foam half water. I usually put enough soap to cover the bottom of the bottle like a half inch or more. It is cheap safe and effective for direct kills. lol All animals that have an exoskeleton will die if you spray soapy water on them because they drowned. Normal water will not kill them but soapy water does because they're literally breathing in that soap.
Borax is nontoxic to humans and pets, but not ants. Mix a ratio of 3 parts sugar to 1 part borax, and add some water to make a liquid, but not too much. Poke holes in a plastic drink cup or yogurt container or sour cream container and pour in the mixture. Then soak a piece of bread or frozen waffle or any other bread product with the mixture. also place the bread product in the container and pour the mixture over it. The ants will drink the liquid, but they need a solid to take back to the babies and the queen. So this will kill the mature ants foraging and also the nest. It takes about 2 weeks to complete the cycle, longer if it's a huge anthill. Make sure to put a lid on the container or put plastic wrap over the open end with a rubber band, so that bees and other beneficial insects stay out. Make your holes small, and check your trap every few days to make sure it's not drying out. This is essentially a "terro trap" but it has the added benefit of the solid bread soaked in the ant poison.
Mix soap and boiling water
The soap and boiling water worked for me. I used a big canning pot that held several gallons of water. When I poured it over the ant colony, I saw soap bubbles coming up out of the ant holes. I did it two days in a row.
Soapy water does not destroy their exoskeleton! Soapy water drowns them since the breath through holes on their abdomen. If you mix dish soap with water in a spray bottle you can kill any bug or insect that has an exoskeleton when you spray it with it. Make sure the mixture is pretty soapy, like when you spray it out of a spray bottle it's almost like half foam half water. I usually put enough soap to cover the bottom of the bottle like a half inch or more. It is cheap safe and effective for direct kills. lol All animals that have an exoskeleton will die if you spray soapy water on them because they drowned. Normal water will not kill them but soapy water does because they're literally breathing in that soap.
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That's my guy WATOP on the vocals! Lol I know that voice anywhere.... and thanks for the advice because I'm sick of these ants
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Thanks now when i have a house i can do quads on grass :D
Soapy water hurts Worms :(
And also boiling water but you have to choose; do you want worms or ants?
Thanks Seth Rogan
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I know that voice...