How to make a natural garden ant repellent?
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Hi Dale,
This website has a lot of suggestions for getting rid of ants. Some are indoors and some are outdoors. In addition to all of these ideas, diatomacous earth is a natural bug killer that has been in use for a long time. Wishing you the best.
https://balconygardenweb.com/30-natural-home-remedies-to-get-rid-of-ants-from-home-garden/
https://www.absorbentproductsltd.com/does-diatomaceous-earth-kill-ants/
Here are 6 natural ways to get rid of ants: https://www.lvpest.com/6-natural-ways-get-rid-ants/
My all-time best, favorite, and always effective ant treatment is to mix 50/50 Borax laundry soap (or boric acid) with table sugar. This kills ants in 3 ways: they die eating it, it eats through their exoskeleton and they die, they feed their dead to the nursery which will finally kill off the nest.