How to Get Rid of Ants in the Garden
- 1). Mix 1/2 cup Borax with 1/2 cup sugar. The sugar is used to attract the ants and the Borax will eventually kill them. When the ants bring the sugar back to their mounds, they will also carry Borax. The Borax acts as a poison to the whole colony.
- 2). Pour Borax mixture into jar lids and place them discretely around your garden. The lids of jars are barely noticeable in a beautiful garden. Place them in corners and throughout the garden to attract ants.
- 3). Sprinkle a hot cereal brand of choice over the ant hill or mound. Hot cereal, before it is made, expands in the stomachs of the ants and kills them. This takes only a couple of weeks to kill an entire colony.
- 4). Plant mint in your garden because it is a natural pesticide. Mint has a distinct, pungent odor. Humans love it, but ants hate it. Planting mint not only eliminates your current ant problem, but prevents future infestations from occurring.
- 5). Wait and see if your attempts have worked; it may take weeks for these methods to work. Don't jump to the conclusion that natural methods don't work if you have only waited a few days. If you have waited a few weeks, however, and still have an ant problem, contact a professional.
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