How do I get ride of pavement ants?
Question:I was able to defeat carpenter ants, but the pavement ant is like 300 million strong! They make unattractive dirt mounds everywhere. They are in the cracks in my driveway, the sidewalk, front lawn and backyard! I hate them! Someone Please HELP!
Answers:
This is going to sound so crazy. Aspartame(EQUAL SWEETENER) was originally designed as an ant killer. It attacks the central nervous system. When I read this article I decided to try it to kill our ants. It worked great !! Sprinkle several packages over the mound. Spritz with water lightly. They should be gone in 3 or 4 days. It's amazing.
driveway and sidewalk- a good sealer will end that.
Try boiling water. And then seal the cracks in the walk and drive.
you can use strong insecticide or if the infestation is too large you can call an exterminator.
To prevent ants from coming into the house, or getting into cupboards, sprinkle dried mint or red pepper where they are entering the house and in the cupboards. If you know where the anthills are, make a mixture of 50 percent borax (sold in laundry aisle of supermarkets) and 50 percent confectioner's sugar and place near anthill. The ants are attracted to the sugar and carry the fatal borax/sugar combination back to the nest to feed the queen and other ants. Soon all ants will be dead. Do not put this mixture where children and pets can ingest it. To get rid of anthills, pour 3 gallons of boiling water down them. This is best when done when the ants are active and at the surface. Do not do it near flowers or they will die.
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