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How can I get rid of sugar ants?

How do I get rid of sugar ants?

  • My kitchen counter is teeming with tiny sugar ants.. how do I safetly get rid of them?

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    A Few Ways ========= Fast Way: Get fresh baking soda and mix it with a little confectioners (powdered) sugar. Bait areas. Ant will eat and explode. Their digestion is highly acidic and baking soda and acid causes Carbon Dioxide. They have no way to "burp" and their abdomens will explode. PROS: Quick Kill. Bait safe around pets. CONS: Does not get back to the queen or the colony. ========= Slow Way: Boric Acid with a little confectioner's sugar. Bait Areas. Ants will eat and take back to nest. Boric Acid is slow acting and will kill the queen when the workers return to feed her. Colony will share the food and die. PROS: Colony and Queen Killed CONS: Bait not safe around "curious" pets. ========= Professional way: Hire Exterminator to do this for you. PROS: Usually a better area of coverage. CONS: Costs.

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Get some TARO. If hardware stores don't carry it, try Feed stores.

ed

try moth balls

janail_boo

what he said and be sure to keep your sugar in the bag in whatever container you have.

Shelly Girl

If you do not have small children or small pets...... mix equal parts of powered boric acid with peanut butter. The powdered boric acid can be obtained at most pharmacies. Make the mixture in a throw away cup, cut out one inch squares of thin card board and put a glob on each piece of card board. Slide the baited pieces of card board into as many concealed places as practical. The reason regular bug sprays do not work is that it only kills the few sugar ants that you can see. The boric acid and peanut butter bait is carried back to the nest. Richard in Spring, Texas

Richard

I had the same problems .. i mixed salt with water and sprayed over few times and since then no ants , gone for good

Azul

First of all there has to be a moisture issue under your house/basement/kitchen sink. That is why you have them. Look into that and in the meantime a good way to kill them is get like a cooking spray like can and roll it over them...I know it sounds mean but it really is an efficient way to get rid of them till the next army comes marching in,,,,Good Luck!

Teri

XTERMINATE

Stephen™

call chuck norris

Tallon P

u get rid of the sugar lol

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