White distilled vinegar and salt works well. For a longer term deterrent, sprinkle corn meal in the area where the ants are. They will eat the cornmeal and take it back to the queen. They can't process the cornmeal and will die........
Use 2 cups of warm water, 1/2 cup borax and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Shake well to dissolve the borax and then place in small lids near the ant paths and they will take it back to the nest and destroy it. This is not a spray as it would get sticky from the sugar. Any good purchased bug spray would work on ants.
Hi Jeanne - Those little buggers are relentless, aren't they?!? This is the most effective method and all-natural spray DIY that we use with ants. It's best indoors, but will also work outside with more frequent applications. Hope this helps! Hugs, Holly
a year ago I made a bench with pallet wood obtained from a logistics company. Recently I noticed white ants eating into the wood. Sadly my hubby dismantled it and bur...
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White distilled vinegar and salt works well. For a longer term deterrent, sprinkle corn meal in the area where the ants are. They will eat the cornmeal and take it back to the queen. They can't process the cornmeal and will die........
Use 2 cups of warm water, 1/2 cup borax and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Shake well to dissolve the borax and then place in small lids near the ant paths and they will take it back to the nest and destroy it. This is not a spray as it would get sticky from the sugar. Any good purchased bug spray would work on ants.
Hi Jeanne - Those little buggers are relentless, aren't they?!? This is the most effective method and all-natural spray DIY that we use with ants. It's best indoors, but will also work outside with more frequent applications. Hope this helps! Hugs, Holly
https://pinkfortitude.com/ant-spray/