How do I get rid of ants the natural way?

Esthon asked:


There is a colony of ants in my guava tree and they’re crawling along the clothes line. They are bigger than the common ant, are yellow and have long legs. I tried both the insecticide chalk (it worked with the smaller ants) and spray but it didn’t work. How can I get rid of those ants the natural way?

How to do.

Tags: Clothes Line, Colony Of Ants, Guava Tree, How Do I Get Rid Of Ants, Insecticide Chalk, Long Legs, Rid Ants

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7 Responses to 'How do I get rid of ants the natural way?'

1. Miley - December 6th, 2008 at 2:34 am

   sprinkle salt on them. think it will work

2. Worshipful Heart - December 11th, 2008 at 6:46 am

   buy a box of grits and pour it on their colony- they will take it into their nest, consume it and I don’t know how or why , but it kills them- my mother in law used to get monster ant mounds in her yard- we poured boiling water on them but they would always pop up elsewhere in the yard- we started using the grits and the piles would pop up less and less often until thy just were not there anymore

3. Beejee - December 14th, 2008 at 5:08 pm

   Natural way? You mean like crushing them underfoot?

   Spraying a solution of dishwashing detergent like Dawn or Joy kills aphids. Maybe it works for ants.
   But ask a trustworthy gardner before risking the health of a tree or other plant.

   Or maybe ‘natural’, technically, doesn’t include detergents.

   Good luck. I suppose ants are a necessary evil but I despise the little bastards, anyway.

4. Fernando R - December 16th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

   Hi Esthon,

   I’d that problem before in my backyard, and I kill them with a Glass of pure chlorine. The one that its used for the washing machine. It sounds kinda odd, but thank Godness there’s no more colonies :>

   It works, go try it out! If you’ve kids… Warn them about doing this… to avoid get near or playing near of the chlorine.

   Good luck!

   Mr. Ramos
   From Vancouver, BC

5. John D - December 16th, 2008 at 10:07 pm

   I’ve heard they hate pepper. Tobaco is also a natural pesticide, as for it’s killing record I think you already know that.

6. virginia h - December 20th, 2008 at 12:50 am

   i have used a real fine ground up sea shells it works very well

7. Lav farmer - December 22nd, 2008 at 3:30 am

   Try mixing borax with icing sugar and place in a tray under something to keep it dry