Killing ants without killing lawn?

[Toby'sMama]

This may be a bit expensive -- but it's pet safe and should get rid of lots of your bad bugs -- including fleas!
http://www.cedarcidestore.com/catalo...08/5094621.htm

[Jacksmom052709]

That stuff looks amazing! I will keep this in mind as we sometimes get ants in the house.... Thanks for sharing this information.

[Toby'sMama]

Originally Posted by Jacksmom052709

That stuff looks amazing! I will keep this in mind as we sometimes get ants in the house.... Thanks for sharing this information.

I've used it in the house and it kills any bugs immediately. If you check out that site, they have products for inside and outside also... One word of caution -- the dogs smell like cedar chests after application, but it eventually wears off.

[LoALAnna]

Originally Posted by Toby'sMama

This may be a bit expensive -- but it's pet safe and should get rid of lots of your bad bugs -- including fleas!
DIY Organic Pest Control Green Bug Spray Get Rid of Fleas Ticks Mites Naturally

Originally Posted by Toby'sMama

I've used it in the house and it kills any bugs immediately. If you check out that site, they have products for inside and outside also... One word of caution -- the dogs smell like cedar chests after application, but it eventually wears off.

I use the Best Yet cedar spray on bugs I see in the house and have used the outdoor stuff you use with the garden hose. It IS expensive, at first, but it really worked for us, so we didn't have to buy any more and re-treat. I still have a bottle of Best Yet and it is going on two years! I also found that if you take some of it and mix with a good quality lavander essential oil, you can put it on your dogs and not worry about them smelling funky! Also, the lavander helps repel critters, too!

[linz06]

I don't think I can keep up with these ants doing the natural remedies They seem to multiply constantly! There are new hills all over the yard every day. So we are going to try to find some sort of bug killer this weekend, whether it's a spray or the little tins or whatever, and put it all over the yard before we leave for this long weekend. When we come home again we'll clean it all up (if we can't find anything pet-safe, we'll just keep watering down the lawn and take the dogs out to the front yard on leashes for a week or so) Hopefully 3 days is enough to get rid of them all!!!

I have not put in my gardens yet, but on the weekend I pulled a weed out of one of them, and the hole immediately filled with probably 20-30 ants all scrambling over each other. It is just sickening how many we have! I think if nothing we try this weekend helps, we may need to get a professional!!!!