In need of an organic fire ant remedy...

Michelle D
by Michelle D
I have fire ants invading my garden, is there an organi/natural remedy to kill them or deter them?
  5 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Apr 19, 2017

    Apply food grade diatomaceous earth

  • Laurel Graves Laurel Graves on Apr 19, 2017
    in our yard we just use a mixture of dish detergent and water and put it on the hill in a circle at the base of the hill. This kills and without killing the grass
  • Lorei Lorei on Apr 20, 2017

    Uncooked cream of wheat or malt-o-meal sprinkled around the hill so it will be carried into the colony. Once eaten it expands and kills each ant. It works but can take over a week to empty the hill. They don't move, they die.

  • Tammy Hawkins Tammy Hawkins on Apr 21, 2017

    I use grits and powdered sugar. Really all you need is the grits. I add the powdered sugar just cuz I am a nice person, even to those pests I want to kill. When the ants eat the grits and they take a drink of water, darn stuff expands in their little tummy's and 'ouch' on them. Guess that is why I add the powdered sugar, giving them something sweet makes me feel less of a nasty person. Like the cream of wheat mentioned (I have never tried that but I am sure that will work just as well) it does take a bit of time to get rid of them. Just a bit of advice, use it all over your yard, their hills and in other areas. The reason that I say that is the 'hills' will die away but those who survived will start up another colony. I do my grounds a few times a year. It is cheap and I don't have to worry about pets that are passing by who may wander into my yard. Good Luck!!!!!

  • Michelle D Michelle D on Apr 29, 2017

    thank you