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Also, there are some white granules/powder that ants consider tasty and take to their nests. In a moist and warm nest the substance produces carbon dioxide whic

Also, there are some white granules/powder that ants consider tasty and take to their nests. In a moist and warm nest the substance produces carbon dioxide which suffocates the colony. I think it's sugar mixed with baking soda. You can also use it to destroy nests around your house.

oakwhiz 13y ago
I thought it was fine-granule sugar mixed with boric acid.
- lafar6502 13y ago
  ok, i will not use it for baking
- trhway 13y ago
  boric acid works like a charm (just draw the lines using the chalk if feeling like powder is too inconvenient). And it is non toxic. Why would people try anything else, usually some poison, and/or pay to exterminator, etc... ?
  - antjanus 13y ago
    From personal experience, I've tried all of these and none of them work well, or quickly. I've used boric acid, baking soda, and everything else. Even chalk. And had ants just step over them, not care, nor disappear (at least not within 1 month or so). Tried the sugar trick, too (different house). And nothing. I didn't call an exterminator but I did lay down boric acid and baking soda and used white vinegar as well to deter them. It took a month or so but they did disappear eventually. Also, my user name.
    - trhway 13y ago
      interesting, just googled: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/homemade-ant-killer-boric-acid-74569.html http://homeguides.sfgate.com/homemade-ant-killer-boric-acid-... "Boric acid ant killers aren't effective against all species of ant. They work best against ants that are a nuisance in your home, such as the Argentine ant, the Pharoah ant and the odorous house ant. These ants are small and usually black or reddish-black, often called sugar ants. Other ants that normally stay outdoors, such as harvester ants or fire ants, aren't as receptive to boric acid ant baits." we lived through the series of apartments in the Valley, and boric acid carried us through even though neighbors were heavily infested with ants/roaches. The ants were small black ones.

oakwhiz 13y ago

I thought it was fine-granule sugar mixed with boric acid.

lafar6502 13y ago
ok, i will not use it for baking
trhway 13y ago
boric acid works like a charm (just draw the lines using the chalk if feeling like powder is too inconvenient). And it is non toxic. Why would people try anything else, usually some poison, and/or pay to exterminator, etc... ?
- antjanus 13y ago
  From personal experience, I've tried all of these and none of them work well, or quickly. I've used boric acid, baking soda, and everything else. Even chalk. And had ants just step over them, not care, nor disappear (at least not within 1 month or so). Tried the sugar trick, too (different house). And nothing. I didn't call an exterminator but I did lay down boric acid and baking soda and used white vinegar as well to deter them. It took a month or so but they did disappear eventually. Also, my user name.
  - trhway 13y ago
    interesting, just googled: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/homemade-ant-killer-boric-acid-74569.html http://homeguides.sfgate.com/homemade-ant-killer-boric-acid-... "Boric acid ant killers aren't effective against all species of ant. They work best against ants that are a nuisance in your home, such as the Argentine ant, the Pharoah ant and the odorous house ant. These ants are small and usually black or reddish-black, often called sugar ants. Other ants that normally stay outdoors, such as harvester ants or fire ants, aren't as receptive to boric acid ant baits." we lived through the series of apartments in the Valley, and boric acid carried us through even though neighbors were heavily infested with ants/roaches. The ants were small black ones.