Natural way to get rid of little black sugar ants that are inside?
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1 Tablespoon of Borax (that 20 mule team stuff you can find in your laundry detergent isle for about $3)
1 Cup of White Sugar
Enough hot water to dissolve the sugar and borax.
Stir
Put some in small bowls in the ant's little 'trail' and watch them crowd around to have a 'picnic'
In 24 hours, the ants should have dwindled to a few stragglers and by 48 hrs, they will all be gone.having killed the nest
Borax is a naturally occuring chemical as are the sugar (even if it IS processed ;)) and the water...
voila...ant be gone
Mongoose.
get some little white sheet wearing ants and watch the fun
For years I used boric acid powder, I have not used it for about 15 years because there was no need for it. It is good for killing and stopping ants and roaches from coming in the room/house.
I used to purchase it a the drug store, and had to state it was for bugs, ect...
Hope this helps
Boric Acid Powder
An easy-to-use boric acid (100%) powder that is odorless and nonstaining. Kills roaches, water bugs, ants, fleas and silverfish. Insects walk through the dust, ingest it, and die within hours.
Application Instructions:
GENERAL:
Apply lightly to cracks, crevices and surfaces, where crawling insects frequent.
Sprinkle around baseboards, under and behind refrigerator, stove, sink, dishwasher, washing machine and dryer.
Also, sprinkle into openings around drain pipes and electrical conduits, and in cracks and crevices along baseboards and corners of cabinets, cupboards and closets.
FLEA CONTROL:
Apply directly to carpets where pets frequently traffic or sleep at the rate of 1.5 pounds per 150 square feet.
Vacuum area at least twice prior to application of boric acid. Work powder deep into fibers and mat.
Any powder visible after application must be brushed into carpet fibers.
Allow powder to remain for a period of three weeks to achieve maximum flea control in carpets
If you can find where they are coming in, put food for them at that point, then they have no reason to come in. We get BIG red ants and little black ants and they both seem to like canned cat food (we have a cat so the food is easy to get).
If the surface they are on will resist being sprayed with rubbing alcohol, do that. It kills the ants and evaporates. The ants that come after find the dead ants and remove them taking the message back with them that "ants die here". Generally, they don't return. But to be doubly sure, put food at their point of entry.
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