Get Rid of Ants: Fast, Cheap and Easy
Image by: Fraser Valley Rose Farm
Are you dealing with ants in your garden? Do you find them annoying? Now, you can get rid of ants fast with a cheap and easy method. This is a simple ant trap by Fraser Valley Rose Farm that will not only kill the ones near the area but also get rid of the whole colony if done right. Watch the video below for the full procedure and explanation.
Materials:
- small plastic container with a cover
- any container
- drill
- 3 teaspoons of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of borax
- warm water
- spoon or stick
- sweet food (waffle was used in this trap)
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Instructions:
Step 1:
Place the small round plastic container upside down and drill four holes on different sides just above the bottom. The ants will access the solution through these holes.
Step 2:
In another container, add 3 teaspoons of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of borax. This is only a small trap. Use the same ratio of 3 sugar: 1 borax for larger quantities. Next, pour some warm water to help dissolve the sugar and borax. Mix it well.
Step 3:
Adult ants leach liquid and the babies eat solids so it’s better to add both to the trap. Place the solid portion or in this case the waffle inside the small container with holes. Next, pour the liquid solution into the waffle. There will be a runoff on the bottom of the container that will be eaten by the adult ants. But you also want them to take some of the solid portions, bring the crumbs back to the colony, and feed them to the young ants. The young ants will then feed it to the queen which will wipe up the whole colony.
Step 4:
Put the cover back and place the trap. Leave it for a couple of days. Once it gets dry, add a little bit more of the sugar and borax solution. After a few days, you will no longer see the ants.
