Ants In Yard and Driveway

RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post By nicole. (Guest Post) (08/20/2008) My yard looks like a landmine exploded from what I think are ant holes? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post By Courtney (Guest Post) (07/30/2008) A few things I have done. Sounds weird but if you spray furniture polish straight onto the ant hill they are dead within seconds. I didn't have a problem with any more of them. Also, I used sweet and low and that worked wonders inside of the house. Also sprinkling a mixture of borax and confectioners sugar kills them off, too. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In house Post By WW (Guest Post) (06/06/2008) Sweet n low, does it really work? I can believe the mix of borax and sugar maybe, but I'm worried about my dog? Editor's Note: It sounds like from the research I've seen that Sweet N Low can have some effect. If you use anything, try to make sure that your pets cannot easily get to it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post By bobby c (Guest Post) (05/18/2008) If I mix the Boric acid with sweet & low and spray it in the grass will it kill off the ants and grass? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post By Eric (Guest Post) (03/28/2008) Cedar chips work well. If you spread a line cedar chips about 8 inches wide around wherever you do not want the ants or other bugs, they will not cross the line. Make sure to freshen the cedar line every now and then. Boric acid and sugar Sweet and Low Calcium oxide (Quick lime) or hydroxide baking soda your mothers grits are excellente also. Forget ant traps. There are many types of ants and ants look for sweet things or protein depending on the time of year. I put traps in the middle of a ant line. The ants just ignored them. I even put sugar water in the traps on top of the protein/sweet poison. They still ignored them. I think the trick is to offer them something better then what they are marching too. Can't beat Boric Acid and white/brown sugar/honey and water o sweat and low. Good luck Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post By Sue (Guest Post) (07/29/2007) Mix borax and sugar..I had that last year crawling up my drain pipe to the humming bird feeder..this year no ants..I have used this mix for many years and it works Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post By eric (Guest Post) (07/23/2006) get you some grape jelly and mix boric acid with it in a bowl.. get you a spoon and put some around mounds you see. or if you are like me i have no mounds, they live in trees and every where else , so just put your boric mix all over. the ants will find it and take it back to there nest and it will kill off the colony, not move them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post By Summer (Guest Post) (05/02/2005) If Splenda, Equal & Sweet N Low kill ants... What do you think it's doing to people? We're much bigger, but... come on! Slow death... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post by Melissa W. (11) | (04/29/2005) Contact I have not tried this yet but I read it on this forum a few weeks back: pour uncooked grits over the ant hills. I don't know why the magic of this works but I like the idea of no pesticides. Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post by Ebony49 (1) | (04/29/2005) Profile | Contact Hello, I got rid of my ant problem by watching where they entered and placing used coffee grounds around the entrance. They disappeared. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post By (Guest Post) (04/29/2005) I don't know where you live but here in Texas (and other parts of the south) we get a lot of fire ants. We have tried many things but the best thing that we have found is Sweet and Low. That's right, the artificial sweetner. We just sprinkle a pack or two (or more, depending on the size of the mound) and usually several hours later all the ants are gone. They take it back to the nest and it kills all the ants. The person that told us about this said that splenda and equal also work, but we have had good luck with Sweet and Low so I guess we'll continue using it. Also, it doesn't seem to kill the grass. Good Luck!! :-) Margaret Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post By Joyce (Guest Post) (04/28/2005) What i did when they was in my yard i just used straight dawn dish soap the ants don't like it a bit & yes i did kill my lawn but it did come back too. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post By Marsha (Guest Post) (04/28/2005) Our co-operative extension service said to pour boiling water in the ant hills-that should take care of them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post By gannon (Guest Post) (04/27/2005) I've had luck sprinkling a line of baking soda around the house and on the ant hills. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Ants In Yard and Driveway Post by MrsMoted2 (29) | (04/27/2005) Contact Boric Acid and also Chalk will get rid of ants, they won't cross a line of either one. Report Spam or Abuse