How to get rid of ants that are coming up thru paver stones?

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We are in Florida and the ants are burrowing into the sand between the paver stones inside of our lanai.  We also have a cat that goes out there so I would need to use something that is cat safe.

Earlene · Answer

In a blender, mix borax and sugar. Put this in the cracks around your pavers. The ants will eat the sugar and the borax will kill them. Keep kitty away for a few days then water the borax mixture in thoroughly.

Nancy Turner · Answer

Use the boxed cornmeal mix that has sugar in it, sprinkle it on the sand where they come out between the pavers. They can't digest it and they die. They also take it back to the mound and it kills anyone that eats it, they like the sweetness of the ones that have the sugar. If you can find the mounds outside, put it on the mounds also. This is pet safe, so the kitty can lounge out in the lanai with you.

Pam1418628 · Answer

Like my Mother before me, I still boil a teapot of water and pour it directly into the top of the anthills. It works, it's cheap and it is environment and pet friendly. Make sure you pour enough in them. You would not believe how large and intricate they can be. Hope it works for you.

Sharon · Answer

I use non-toxic stuff in my home for ants.... its either Victors, EcoSmart and I just got a new one EcoLogic that kills on contact. The new one is Lemongrass oil. I have also used the Command ant pucks that kills the colony that is toxic. You can also use borax that won't hurt kitty.

Janet Pizaro · Answer

Use food grade diatomeous earth

Lady Anne · Answer

Try baking soda, mixed with a bit of sugar. The sugar will draw them, but the baking soda will mix with their gastric juices and kill them.

The best commercial ant bait is 'Terro'; it is the strongest thing you can buy without a license. It is a clear or light amber liquid, which you put on small pieces of cardboard (cereal box) and place near their hills (or close to the entry point if they are in your house) and just wait. There will be more ants than you ever thought possible, and you will wonder what on EARTH I got I got you into. They will take the poison back to the nest and within a few days the ants will be gone. Not all stores carry it. Don't let the clerk tell you 'this is just as good'. Get Terro.

Gosh, I sound as if I get a kickback on the stuff! I don't.

Kim |Exquisitely Unremarkable · Answer

I've tried the cornmeal or Borax and sugar method in the house and it works, but outside, I've used a hose or hot water and that works, too. I had to do it several days in row before they got the hint, and honestly, I have to do it at the beginning of every season, but it's better than chemicals for me.

Chloe Crabtree · Answer

In a blender, mix borax and sugar. Put this in the cracks around your pavers. The ants will eat the sugar and the borax will kill them. Keep kitty away for a few days then water the borax mixture in thoroughly.

Annie · Answer

The 'Terro' brand of ant killer works great, give that a try!

Ann|The Apple Street Cottage · Answer

Put down a few drops of Terro. They'll take it back to the nest and that will be the end of them.

Maura White · Answer

Try spraying this stuff next to or under the pavers: https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/pest-repeller/cheap-easy-homemade-ant-spray-31195184

2 cups of vinegar, distilled

2 cups of water

3 tablespoon blue Dawn dishwashing liquid

3 tablespoons table salt is the mixture

Becky at Flipping the Flip · Answer

Terro liquid bait traps are little miracles for indoors. For outdoors, diatomaceous earth works near instantly, it's all natural, and pet safe.

Johnavallance82 · Answer

Hi, Use Boiling water from the kettle!

Chloe Crabtree · Answer

In a blender, mix borax and sugar. Put this in the cracks around your pavers. The ants will eat the sugar and the borax will kill them. Keep kitty away for a few days then water the borax mixture in thoroughly.

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