Re: [DIY] Ants

 

I will use Mr. Rodale's formula as you suggest and see how it works. It so happens I have false creamer in the house as well as sugar AND boric acid. :-) Thanks!

From: Ray Kornele <krazykyngekorny@gmail.com>
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2011 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [DIY] Ants

 

I mixed up (according to Rhodale's instructions) equal parts of Boric acid, powdered sugar, and non-dairy creamer, for roaches. In six weeks I had wiped out the roaches, and all the ants in the area. They never get immune or wise up. They devour it with zest, and, when young roaches eat the carcasses of the dead ones, voila! they die, and, become food for others.

Also good for fighting termites. Not expensive.

Get the BA at your local drug store. It's used for eye wash.

KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid)

On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 6:59 PM, S_Wilson <virtualwilz@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

I agree with you Ray. I haven't ever found anything that works as well as Boric Acid for cockroaches. Nothing else worked permanently like it did.
I didn't have as much luck with ants but it may have been like you said, the delivery system. I suppose it might vary with the type of ants.
Mixing some Boric Acid with sugar might be a good method, but not all ants prefer sugars. Find what they like and mix it with that as a bait. Maybe try some raw hamburger and mix some in with it. It's not supposed to be dangerous to animals. Boric Acid works by being taken back to the nest. It messes with the nervous systems in insects, from what I've read.
I've tried many things with cockroaches and nothing worked like Boric Acid did. I don't have much of an ant problem here so it hasn't been much of a priority.

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