Tiny Sugar Ants
By bdon1 from Praireville, LA
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RE: Tiny Sugar Ants
This is an update on my sugar ants! I did what someone advised. I mixed equal amounts of powder sugar and borax-waited till nobody was at my home, then I sprinkled it by my door jam where they were coming. I tell you they were having a party. I let them go. The next day they were gone-I still check every day, haven't seen any yet. I'm holding my breath! So far so good. Thanks everyone for your advice-I'm 68+yrs.-never too old to learn. Joanie
Post by bdon1
RE: Tiny Sugar Ants
Thank you, thank you guys are the best! Any time I need to know anything, I check out Thriftyfun. Joanie
Post by bdon1
RE: Tiny Sugar Ants
Sprinkle dry baking soda liberally on your rug. Leave for a few hours and vacuum really well. You may need to repeat this a couple of times, but it should get rid of your ants, and you will have a good fresh smelling carpet to boot. They take it back to the nest and all there eat it and cannot digest it. If this does not completely eliminate them from your carpet then sprinkle with 20 mule team borax, same procedure as soda. Between the 2 you are sure to get rid of them.
Post by jsham
RE: Tiny Sugar Ants
Mix about 10% 20 mule team borax in squeeze bottle filled with karo syrup. warm a few seconds in mike. Shake til dissolved. Spread into cracks and crevices where no pets can lick it. Ants carry it back to nest and it kills the whole nest. Queens can live for up to 20 years, producing many more queens. That is why it is so important to kill whole nest. Takes a little while. Several days to a week.
Post by muttmom
RE: Tiny Sugar Ants
You can get rid of them this way for sure. Using a 50 / 50 mixture of white vinegar and water use a foam paintbrush, they work best for this and literally paint all around the cabinet counter tops with this mixture as well as use a cloth and wash down all of the cabinet tops also. The paint brush around the edges will get into the little cracks that would not normally be hit with the solution. This works perfect. Also take bay leaves (fresh is best, but dried will work) and put them into the back of all drawers and inside to the back of all cabinets, the ants hate the smell etc and wont be back!
Also, if you notice any ants outside you can get rid of them naturally as well. Use dry cat food 1/2 cup mixed with GRAPE jelly 1/4 cup (they only like grape for some reason) with a tablespoon of boric acid, let it soak until it becomes "soggy / doughy" and mix thoroughly. Make small little balls about the size of a marble and place around outside of house where you notice any ants. They will take the new food back to the nest and the queen. The mixture with the boric acid will kill them off quick and easy, naturally as well so as to not hurt any other animals. Stick the little balls into crevices to keep out of site and reach of little fingers.
Good luck!
Post by Beau D
RE: Tiny Sugar Ants
I don't know if this will work, but it worked for other small ants we had in Oregon. Make a slightly stronger than normal solution of bleach water (like 1 tablespoon in quart of water). Draw barrier lines where ever you don't want them with a damp cloth you've dipped and wrung out in this solution. Wipe in front of sliding doors, front door, along the kitchen counter, anywhere you've noticed them trailing in.
They stayed away for a few days at a stretch and we would just repeat. Good to do it when you can then go to another room until smell dies down.
My daughter thought of it, and tried it, and I've used it since.
Post by PIKKA
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