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Originally Posted by LuvmyYorkies2  Are you seeing the ant hills they're coming from? Here's what I found out(if you can find the mounds):
Start by drowning the ants with boiling water. Approximately three gallons of boiling water to each mound should do the trick. Follow with a natural repellent of citrus peelings and water. Blend in a blender and pour it over the anthill. Another natural remedy is to mix equal parts of sugar and borax. Place the sugar/borax mixture strategically around the yard in small containers (jar lids work just fine). The ants are attracted to the sugar and carry it back to the mound and within a week or two the borax will kill the mound. One other natural remedy is to use instant grits or cream of wheat. Sprinkle the grits over the mound. The ants will eat the grits and the grits will expand and blow up inside them. This method has been known to remove an ant hill within a day or two.
Good Luck...they are creepy, quiet little things. | I'd heard about the boiling water trick but I have so many ants and mounds - I mean they have seriously taken over my yard. I'm going to try the diatomaceous earth you recommended first and see how that works. I may go ahead and pour some boiling water on some of the bigger mounds, just to get rid of some faster.
Thanks!!
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