Hi Lorna, The best thing I found that kills ants is Combat Ant Killing Bait Strips. When I used it the ants were gone in 2 days. It doesn't say whether it works on red ants but it's worth a try. Here is a link to it on Walmart.com.
AMDRO ANT BAIT they carry it to nest and it kills them nest is dead within 2-24hrs depending how huge it is underground. don't put directly on top of mound freaks them out and they may not even pick up Amdro bait,just apply a little on trails. It is poison I put something heavy over bait so none of my animals(or if you have kids) get in it til the nest is gone.Worker ants do not eat solid food they only carry it to nest it's turned into liquid that they all feed on; https://www.familyhandyman.com/pest-control/9-myths-about-ants-you-need-to-stop-believing/view-all/ another https://bainpestcontrol.com/blog/5-myths-ants-debugged/
For over 30 years now I've used a half and half mixture of icing sugar and powdered Borax. Dig the nest down 8 to 10 inches, dump in a cup or two of the mixture, then bury it. The ants love icing sugar and they take it down into their next with the Borax .... and it will kill the entire nest off.
We had almost an acre full of red ant hills and tried everything from poison to bait to everything on the market. Then an old timer told us how to get rid of them. It is inexpensive, safe for pets and children, and best of all it WORKS. This works for ANY ant. Here is a tutorial on it: https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/pest-repeller/ants-safe-and-effective-cure-36651130
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Hi Lorna, The best thing I found that kills ants is Combat Ant Killing Bait Strips. When I used it the ants were gone in 2 days. It doesn't say whether it works on red ants but it's worth a try. Here is a link to it on Walmart.com.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Combat-Ant-Killing-Bait-Strips-5-ct-Pack/23788115?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=2264&adid=22222222227000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=42423897272&wl4=aud-566049426705:pla-51320962143&wl5=9014895&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=113145880&wl11=online&wl12=23788115&wl13=&veh=sem&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9eOThd_F4AIVzbbACh34sgorEAQYAiABEgILlPD_BwE
Hi Lorna, Boiling water into the nest or Petrol or Ant Powder or Spray.
AMDRO ANT BAIT they carry it to nest and it kills them nest is dead within 2-24hrs depending how huge it is underground. don't put directly on top of mound freaks them out and they may not even pick up Amdro bait,just apply a little on trails. It is poison I put something heavy over bait so none of my animals(or if you have kids) get in it til the nest is gone.Worker ants do not eat solid food they only carry it to nest it's turned into liquid that they all feed on; https://www.familyhandyman.com/pest-control/9-myths-about-ants-you-need-to-stop-believing/view-all/ another https://bainpestcontrol.com/blog/5-myths-ants-debugged/
For over 30 years now I've used a half and half mixture of icing sugar and powdered Borax. Dig the nest down 8 to 10 inches, dump in a cup or two of the mixture, then bury it. The ants love icing sugar and they take it down into their next with the Borax .... and it will kill the entire nest off.
We had almost an acre full of red ant hills and tried everything from poison to bait to everything on the market. Then an old timer told us how to get rid of them. It is inexpensive, safe for pets and children, and best of all it WORKS. This works for ANY ant. Here is a tutorial on it: https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/pest-repeller/ants-safe-and-effective-cure-36651130
Ants: Safe and Effective Cure