How can I get rid of an ant hill?

Use Terro.. Ants will be gone in one day. You can buy it in most stores.. I know Lowe's, and Home depot carry it.

We live with this in Central America where most 'ant hills' are actually a community of connected ant condos. Pour some gasoline, kerosene or lighter fluid into hole. stetually a community of connected condos.p back and toss in a match. The fumes will travel though the tunnels and pop up in other spots in the yard where they are connected. Gone for good. Put pets away, but kids will love it like fireworks.

I mix a bottle of peppermint oil into a bottle of Dr Bronner's liquid soap & pour that on the hill slowly, giving it time to soak in. Occasionally paint the foundation of my house w/ it too. It works, smells nice but not overwhelming for weeks & doesn't harm plants, bees, animals, or people. It must be peppermint OIL, not peppermint EXTRACT.

Another thing I've used on ant hills is straight SimpleGreen™ which also works, but it doesn't have the residual action that peppermint oil & soap does.

equal parts borax and granulated sugar- the sugar attracts them, the borax will kill them. i use this version on the exterior perimeter of the house, away from pets.

I had trouble with ants at work and tried everything then i tried just sprinkling comet around my desk they they vanished almost overnight they " do not like the bleach

I used orange peels. they won't go immediately, but when they die they won't spread to another spot. The citrus kills them. Just sprinke them around the mound, in a week or so they'll be gone for good!

Ant Busters nematodes work well long term.

If you are a coffee drinker, used coffee grounds work fast and are free. They even kept working after a rainfall. I just emptied them over the hill. Idk if it kills the ants or makes them move, but we didn't have problems after treating 2 ant hills last summer. We did have mushrooms growing on the grass though. I'm guessing it is because we saved the grounds and they went mouldy. If you put them right out, it may not happen. We are limited here for otc pesticides, so it was worth a try, and worked better than some I have used in the past.

I was going to suggest the same thing as johnchip. I had a large yard one time and noticed a couple of anthills building. When I really looked around my yard, I saw that I had at least 25 hills, some flatter than others but still there. I did the same thing (I live in TX too) I went to the gas station and filled up a 5 gal can of gasoline. I poured fuel down each one and set it on fire. The ants came out pissed but I was too far away by that time! It took a day or too but the ants were gone to another yard in the neighborhood. I never had any more trouble from them. I think what started them was the fact that we put a above ground pool about 12 feet across in the back yard for the kids to play in and viola! they had a water source forever they thought. They set up hill after hill after hill...looked like miniature teepees all over my yard. But the gas and fire got rid of them.

Someone on here also asked about roaches. Anyone who lives near the oceans or lakes knows that roaches are plentiful. San Antonio, TX is also bad for roaches if you're not careful. They like the heat for their breeding and people normally use plenty of water when there's heat so a hot place usually has them. Also, they like thick bushes that start blooming from the ground and branch out with blooms on them. White and/or red. People like to plant them because they are thick and used for privacy. The roaches like to get in between the roots and long leaves. They eat the sap and everything they find. I had a lawn guy cut down all the bushes first. I went to a chemical store that sold products to pest control companies and bought a pint of diazinon and a spray gallon container. I mixed it with about 1/4 cup of D with water and sprayed the underside of my furniture, all the nooks and crannies of my home, inside cabinets, garage, around the house and about 3 feet out from the house and 3 feet up the side of the house. We then closed up the house and left for several hours (about 7) . when we came back, I swept up roaches and ants for about 2 weeks and then nothing. I've never had a problem with roaches since. Every house I have had since that time, if needed, I use the diazinon mix. I won't live with roaches or ants so If I need to, I use this mix to get my house completely clean of any bug. There are places that roaches don't like to live but the coastline isn't one of them so be prepared to do something like this and you can enjoy the ocean or lake without problems.

pee on it. Honestly. Have a man go out after dark if you are afraid of being seen, or pee in a can and pour it on the ant hill. Used to do it all the time at the farm in Nova Scotia where I grew up. Those ants will disappear.

i like arlenes idea...recycling and it's free....i use bleach or ammonnia

Diatomaceous earth powder can be used indoors and outdoors for almost every bug in existence.. will dry your hands out without gloves.

Diazinon is no longer being sold, so I was told. But the best thing to get rid if roaches is botic acid, it can be sprinkled around or mixed with water and sprayed. Anything that is a powder will kill acroach as they breath through their bodies and crawling across powder, they sucknutbin and suffocate.

Boiling hot water, fast and cheap.

Boiling Water - Ant Powder or Spray.