![]() ![]() Using a spoon, drop a big glob of the liquid mixture right onto the trail of ants. Stir well to make sure it’s completely mixed.įor ants in the kitchen, bathroom, or anywhere else in your home: Stir until combined.įor the solid ant bait, mix the borax or boric acid in with powdered sugar ( again I used ¾ C sugar and ¼ C of borax or boric acid). Then mix in your borax or boric acid ( I used ¼ C). Microwave the syrup ( I used ¾ C) for a few seconds until warm. ![]() I used maple syrup for the liquid bait, but honey would work just as well. So to fully kill an entire colony of ants you need bait that is both liquid and solid so that the worker ants eat the liquids, and bring the solids back to the nest for the larvae and queen.įor both the liquid and solid ant baits, you want to mix the borax or boric acid into the sugary bait in a 1 to 3 ratio. Larvae, on the other hand, can process solid foods into liquid form, and the queen feeds on that liquid. It may seem like ants eat anything and everything, but that’s not true! Adult ants only eat liquids they can’t digest solid foods. So, all of that to say, for the purposes of this tutorial, you can use either boric acid or borax to kill ants! And, whichever one you use, remember to keep it away from children and pets, and be cautious as it might cause irritation on your skin or mucous membranes if touched or inhaled! But because of the high concentration of borax ( the mineral) in borax ( the product), it seems to work just as well as boric acid when used in this sugar mixture. In terms of using borax and boric acid as a pesticide, boric acid is labeled for use as a pesticide, while borax is labeled for use in laundry. But in my opinion, when the labels say “Toxic if ingested, keep out of reach of pets and children”, it means it’s toxic enough that I don’t mess around with it! I don’t want to spark an argument over just “how toxic” they are you can do your own research and form your own opinions. It’s actually only 99.5% borax ( the mineral), but that’s close enough! So for the purposes of this tutorial, I mean 20 Mule Team Borax when I say borax.īoth borax and boric acid are toxic if ingested. The borax you can buy in stores is usually 20 Mule Team Borax, which is labeled for use in laundry. In the most basic terms, borax is a mineral that is mined from the ground, and it turns into boric acid with further processing ( usually exposure to an acid such as hydrochloric or sulfuric acid). You only need a few things: ( affiliate links below)įirst, let’s talk about the difference between borax and boric acid. Win-win! And, even better, we haven’t seen a single ant in the house since! How To Get Rid Of Ants With Borax And Sugar ![]() We had so many ants find their way into our house after the crazy rain storms we had in spring they were everywhere! We put down bait traps but it only seemed to kill the ants that actually ate the bait they didn’t take it back to the queen because, sure enough, the next day/week/month we had more ants finding their way into the house!Īnd in my garden there were so many ants all over my chamomile plants that they drove away all the ladybugs I released to help with the aphid infestation! But after I put out this borax solution, all the ants disappeared from the garden and I was able to release ladybugs who ate all the aphids. Luckily there’s a really simple way to get rid of ants ( including the larvae and queen!) with borax and sugar! Ants are the worst! Whether they’re in your garden or finding their way into your home after a big rain, they’re a huge pest! And those store bought ant traps only kill the worker ants who actually find their way to the trap. ![]()
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