FOR ANTS ONLY!

I  know- this isn't a happy-healthy recipe for ants...

But it might make you happy to finally be rid of them!

I came across this idea and just had to share it with you! Eating organic and staying away from herbicides and pesticides is a big priority for me and my family. When I can find an alternative to harmful pesticides- It definitely makes me HAPPY! Here is a LOW COST method to get rid of ANTS once and for all. 

Instructions:
~One Cup Sugar
~THREE Tablespoons Boric Acid or Borax Laundry Soap
~THREE Cups of Warm Water

Mix the Sugar and Boric Acid together and slowly add the warm water, stirring all the time so the mixture will not get lumpy. Store it in a sealed jar and whenever you see ants simply take a used soda bottle or milk jug lid. Put a cotton ball in the lid and saturate the cotton ball with your sugar and boric acid mixture. It will not take much, just enough to fill the lid, if you spill any over the edge leave it, this will only attract the ants even more.

When you see the ants drinking the mixture, DO NOT kill them, let them drink and take the mixture back to the colony. This should kill the entire colony. In a day or two the entire colony should be gone. 

WARNING: If you have small children or pets make certain they cannot get to this mixture since Boric Acid is harmful if ingested. 


B.T.W. If ants don't have you down, but roaches do- Try this idea- 

1). Mark off all studs in each room so that you know where they are (simple pencil mark will do).

2). Drill a small hole in the wall area between each stud, just big enough to insert the tip of the boric acid container (most brands come in a plastic bottle with an applicator tip) or the end of the duster.

NOTE: Avoid all air circulation ducts, pipes and wiring!

3). Deliver the boric acid powder into each hole (about 4 or 5 tablespoons worth seems to work just fine, but it depends on the roach population).

4). Spackle up the holes.

That's it!

It seems like a lot, but is really a small price to pay when you have a roach infestation... and it will keep away roaches (and a few other pest bugs) for about 8-10 years.