How can I get rid of ants, naturally?
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Hi Gwendolyn, here's a link to a few remedies for getting rid of ants. Perserverance pays off, you may have to keep doing the same thing over and over to keep them away.
Hope this helps you.
https://food.ndtv.com/health/how-to-get-rid-of-ants-8-home-remedies-that-do-the-trick-1666939
Borax mixed with granulated sugar. Mix well so sugar gets coated, sprinkle on ant trail don't disrupt trail or they will just move and not take bait. MYTH: Cinnamon kills ants.
TRUTH: Ants don’t like cinnamon but unfortunately it doesn’t kill or repel them.
MYTH: Vinegar kills ants.
TRUTH: Vinegar just removes the smell/trace of ants. While it may help confuse or throw off the rest of the colony, vinegar alone might not be enough to rid your home of these bothersome insects.
MYTH: Boiling water repels ants.
TRUTH: If – and only if – the water is boiling will it kill the ants that it is poured on. However, it will not repel future ants from invading your home.
MYTH: Ants won’t cross a chalk line.
TRUTH: A chalk/powder line may temporarily stop the ants (it’s the smell that “ disrupts the scent trail”) but it won’t be long before they figure out a way around the chalk/powder. We probably don’t have to tell you, but ants are very persistent creatures!
MYTH: Uncooked grains, like oatmeal,cornmeal or grits, will kill ants by expanding in their stomachs and then exploding.
TRUTH: Despite popular belief, there is no evidence that ants can be killed off by dumping grains in or around the “hive.” What we do know is that only the oldest members of an ant colony can digest solid food. The adult, worker, and reproductive ants, can only digest liquids.
And the biggest ant control myth of all?
As long as you kill or remove the ants you can see, your problem is solved. To be really be rid of them I suggest either Boric Acid mixed with cornmeal or Amdro ant bait I know you said no chemicals however you just need to put a little down by trail they carry to nest and it kills whole colony....it's done.Just place a little(tablespoon) by trail ants pick it up and take to nest it kills everything in nest. If you use a liquid bait( Borax /sugar water) it kills the worker ants before they get back to colony. just put the boric acid or Amdro out cover it with something just do not block ants trail then they will be gone in just a few hrs. then clean up rest of bait not used by ants put in trash.Boric Acid & Amdro are same thing just one commercial and other you need to get & mix with cornmeal yourself.
Thanks for all the help!