How do I get ants out of flower beds?

Judy Fehnel
by Judy Fehnel
  3 answers
  • I use packaged cornbread mix that says it is sweetened and put it where they are. They will take it to the mound, everyone will eat it and die, they can't digest the cornmeal, but will take it because it is sweetened. Little goes a long way.


    I read this from : Itsmemic

    Medicated powder from the Dollar Tree. It has eucalyptus in it...menthol...I puff it around my homes foundation..and inside under my birdcages in the cracks under moldings. Work immediately and they never come back. I do this at the first sign of ants..in one day..GONE. The powder is in a very large container and lasts quite awhile too !! And smells great !

    Not toxic to my birds OR dog


    What if you make a barrier around the house.

    I did some research, since we know what works for one person doesn't always work for another. I found this site and it's pretty informative. I know some tips you may not be able to use but there are some good ones also that will hopefully help.

    https://www.familyhandyman.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-ants/view-all/

  • Redcatcec Redcatcec on May 14, 2019

    We also use the packaged Jiffy cornmeal mix on the outside of the rooms of where they are entering, they do take it back to their colony. This product kills the worker ants but not the qureen(s) who are responsible for the reproduction. She needs a poison to kill her.


    Although I have not had to use this in the garden-no significant number of ants there-i would feel safe about using it there if i had ants in large numbers.

  • Grace Gleason Grace Gleason on May 14, 2019

    If they are not coming into your house, why would you want to? Ants have a purpose in life. They clean up the dead things around your yard.