Ants, ants and more ants!

Good afternoon ya'll! Just wondered if anyones had any success in the removal of red ants with a pet-friendly product. My poor yard is booming with ant-hills at every turn! HELP! =)~ Thanks and God bless

yep. Sounds terrible but if you have that many you can go out after dark and pour kerosene in their holes (works great for yellow jackets too!) and then cover the holes with a shovelfull of dirt to hold the fumes in.

On a tamer level, wood ash does wonders for repelling ants. If you burn wood now you know where to put the ash...they hate it!

If you put the ashes around your bed, will it keep the critters out of it?

Ants don't care for ashes. (maybe it gets up their tiny little noses?) :>)

They also won't cross across them so it may protect your beds, butterflygal (at least till the next rain washes the ashes away).

I use vinegar in the house. Put some in a spray bottle (can dilute it a bit if you like) and spray the counters, under the sinks, etc...seem like that could also be use on ant hills and / or around you beds.

the ashes are a great idea..and pet friendly!! I truly appreciate your passing this along, God bless!

Believe it or not, sprinkle INSTANT GRITS around the beds..
they will take the grains down into the mound, when eaten
they can not expell the gas created and even the queen will die... cannot harm household animals...
I promise this works...

Cannot expell the gas? (Wonder if beans would work?)

Sounds like a great idea, WGVMan...if we ever get those army ants around here I'll give that a definite try.

I am going to try both this weekend. We have TOO many ant hills. When there is a mound near my flowers, it seems that they tunnel under the flowers and I end up with ant bites. I don't like to use anything that could harm the cats or butterflies :)

Thanks :)

the instant grits works wonders. I have a contract with a local bug company and they told me that instant grits was the best kept secret in regards to geting rid of ants - any type of ant!

I have this vision of being awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of exploding ant hills. I've got to try the grits trick.

Do not pour the Instant Grits directly into or on the top
of the hill, pour in a circle about 3 inches away, in a circle all the way around the hill.
If you pour into the hill, it distrubs them... and they will move the hill, they are wary of home delivery of food..
Do not use poison AT THE SAME TIME... you want them to come
to the Grits... (Cooked grits do not work...)
I keep a package of Instant Grits in a sealed can in the Garden.. and apply at first sign of ant hill...

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Another good one for ants is diatomaceous earth. We sprinkle it around our doorways and in areas where there are lots of ants.

Glenda

We have these tiny tiny red ants that I swear come in a two mile line. I just cannot get rid of them and don't know what to do because they are climbing my hummingbird feeders,my trellises, around the pond and my bird feeders. I have tried oil, vaseline etc. Does anyone know about these ant bait traps? Supposedly they eat and carry the poison to their hill. I am at war and wonder if I would "hide" these traps under rocks where my wild birds can't get to them would this maybe work? I hose them off and they are right back. I evan followed the line to my neighbors and she said she uses something like ajax powder???

Borax Power

Also called RoachPruff...
puff it on in dry places... removes roaches and ants..

I use the Grits it really works!!!

I'm asuming that these are fire ants you are talking about. I have read that if you mix 1/4 dish washing soap with one galon and apply this mixture to the ant colony it will kill the ants. It may require more than one application. This supposedly coats the ant exoskeleton and suficates it. I have never tried this but have read many follow ups on how effective it is. Good luck with anyone having to deal with fire ants. I know how frustrating it can be.