A tip to make this even more effective. Put a small piece of cake in the trap so it soaks up some of the mixture. The ants will cart bits off to the nest, and this seems to wipe out the nest completely. To protect other animals, I use a small lidded plastic pot, drill some 1/8inch holes near the bottom, then insert the cake and fluid and screw the top back on. The ants soon find their way in.
I saw another video just the other day that did exactly that! He used a piece of waffle. Apparently the ants will use the 'solids' to feed the larvae and the liquid for the adults. We have carpenter ants just outside the front door, and I used a yogurt container. Didn't have a drill so just cut some holes near the bottom with a sharp tipped serrated knife. I had a squeeze bottle of sugar and borax solution that I made a year ago (for ants in another area of the house) and it still worked great! (My recipe was 1 part borax to 5 parts sugar and enough water to make a syrupy consistency). Covered containers are a good optiom when you don't want other critters to get into it.
Love Australian accent. I watched several videos on this. Some were too long. Some moved their phone around so much that I got sea sick. This was short. To the point. Simple. Concise. And I like that you added the caution at the end about dogs, butterflies, etc. Thank you. Your formula is the one I chose.
I've used this method in the past and it works like a charm. I put mine in a shallow lid inside a plastic salad or tomato container that they come in from the grocery store to keep the rain out. The containers have slits and holes to allow the ants in.
Greg, you are AWESOME !! I had an infestation around my cats food bowl-I moved the bowl to a different room, sprinkled Borax on the carpet, left it there for a few days, then vacuumed it up, then put the food bowl back---that was 2 years ago and they have never returned.
I was happy to hear that you took the time to also mention safety precautions people should take to prevent the possibility of this concoction being consumed by animals, wildlife, butterflies etc. Alot of people don't take the time to even think about such things. Thanks!
Vicki Gower I agree🙂 I have pets and am very careful to never use in any areas they can access. As for my yard, I used Tero liquid ant bait for outdoors. The ones that have the stake you push in the ground, above ground the unit holds the liquid enclosed in the hard plastic housing, which has a little hole ants can enter, then feed on the bait, which they then take back to the colony and the wicked Queen ant eats and dies. Eventually, depending on the colonies size, also kills off the other ants in the colony. What people don't realize is there can be many many colonies, which are sub colonies, and each colony can also have a lot more than jus 1 Queen. Also, not al ants like sweets, some like protein, while others like fat. Basically 3 types of foods for certain ants. I have researched that this bait as well as ant baits sold in stores, like Tero, Combat, Raid, etc...do not kill carpenter ants, fire ants, and a few other types. Also, it may take up to a month to kill ants indoors. They make colonies inside your walls, and other places. As for outdoor eradication, that too ca take a long time, but if one keeps a fresh supply of the ant bait, does not let it get depleted, make sure that the ants are actually taking the bait. The *borax [*The branded 20 Mule Team is the easiest to find]] mixture needs to have the right ratio and does not become hardened.
Quickest simplest recipe I’ve seen on RUclips re the Borax ! All the others muck around too much making it up and all particular about the texture ect . Just love that all you need to do is to dissolve 2 teas in boiling water ! and with a bit of honey . Wonderful! Thanks so much for that Greg . I needed this one I’ve been desperately trying to get rid of ants outside that have been coming through from the neighbours fence for years!!! All the ant sand is just a joke and all the other other remedies don’t work for more than a day so I’m definitely going to give this easy one a go 👍I’m an Aussie too 🇦🇺so Trust an Aussie to get it easy to do and straight to the point 😉👍
I can confirm this works extremely well. I had a persistent ant problem. I mixed up a batch but made the mistake of trying to improve the recipe by adding black strap molasses. The ants wouldn’t touch it, probably because of the sulfur. When I made it with just water, sugar, and borax, the ants ate it and were gone for about a week. I put out more and they haven’t been back.
Occasionally got ants in the kitchen, at first set up ant bait stations of the borax mixture near the areas we saw them. The ants came by droves to lap up the bait and seemed to make the problem worse. The biggest revelation was putting the bait OUTSIDE! That's where the ants were coming from I realized. After baiting the outside the number of ants seen inside dropped immediately to just a few and after three days there were no ants coming in at all.
I used this mix last year when tiny ants invaded my kitchen. I cleared out a cabinet and left a bowl full of sugar borax out. In one night it completely wiped out the colony. After 2 weeks of trying other methods I was pretty relieved.
@@mrnugget2 yea same. I never see two together, but I find one here and there in different rooms. My apartment is prestine clean and everything is sealed so I'm amazed at how they are managing to not starve
I cannot believe how well this solution works! Every summer my home and garden gets overrun by ants and nothing seems to work, but THIS- it's absolute magic (I only had to refill my traps a couple times and I haven't seen one ant since) and what a relief I don't have to deal with the annoyance anymore. Thank you for saving my sanity this summer 🙏
@@tinabeall22 I'm off to the store then! Thank you so much for replying. These big reddish brown ants are eating the flowers off my okra. My 1st time growing okra and oddly enough, my 1st time seeing these kind of ants in my yard. But thank you again! Have a great day!
You can also mix equal parts of sugar and baking soda. You don't need much at all. A quarter cup of each will be plenty. Mix it together really well in a bowl. Then sprinkle a little on one or more saucers and place them wherever you see ant's. It has always worked really well for me. The way it works is the ant's can not distinguish the sugar from baking soda so they take it all. Since they can not digest the baking soda they will die when they eat it. They also take it back to there nest for all the other ant's. If you have pet's like I do it is ideal for keeping your pet's safe but still killing the ant's.
I heard ants wont cross powder.. but they will take sugar and bakn soda?? I'd do this but I'd think trillions of ants wud come in2my kitchen, bc a pile of sugar is there.. lol. (I cud try it outside tho.. tnx!)
For Safety and to keep this substance away from pets, butterflies, bees and other insects place the solution in a closed lid plastic tub. Prior to filling the container, drill several holes above the liquid level. Ensure these punctures are just large enough for the ants to enter. Secure the lids tightly.
Excellent idea. I also found that if you put little heaps of ground bran around your garden, it eliminates slugs and snails. Its eco friendly too. They gorge on it until they are full. But as they can't digest it, the bran expands making them too full to move. Soon as its light, birds spot them and enjoy a leisurely breakfast.
@@judithcaple1592 Yes. Its like a ground powder. You can get it in healthfood shops and as its light, you get a lot for your money. Put little piles of it (about a tablespoon full) under leaves or just randomly. I did and the next morning birds were covering my garden. There were empty snail shells by the dozen. Never knew you get so many invaders at once on your garden. Its kind to birds so they come to no harm eating it. Better than slug pellets.
@@abhijithshaju4541 its a powder cleaner/detergent. you find it in the laundry aisle at the grocery store. its not expensive and it has a lot of uses including adding boron to your garden soil.
Love your accent and calm energy. I lived in Oz for 1.5 years, it was the highlight of my life. You seem to live in paradise, wonder which part you're in. Trying your ant solution now, thanks so much 👍
The safer and cleaner alternative I believe is to use the Borax granules as is. Mix in parts of 1:3 with castor sugar or icing sugar, leave in bowls under cupboards and safe areas. The ants will carry the Borax granules along with the sugar into their nest and feed the colony with it.
Learned this trick from my grandma. 'Cept we just make a paste w/ jelly or honey good dowse of borax (boron powder) & a small bit of water (just to make it a little more easier for ant to gather, but not still a watery form like he shows). We put our mix in jar lids, then set them around like ant traps - & we found the ants actually prefer these to the store bought ant traps!
I'm back to update my review. Yes, this does work. Thank you so much. It was ezzy-peezy. You need to spray again when it rains. I put it on the ledges of my windows so they don't travel upstairs. Non toxic, and no stains. Thank you again👍🏻❤️
This is EXACTLY what I needed. As Sweltering Summer weather hits, the ants invade my home (sometimes through electrical sockets)... Now that problem will be solved!! 💞😁💞
DON'T KILL ANTS! THEY are beneficial and INTELLIGENT! Leave them alone! How would you like it if someone fed that to you???? Thankless human...I LOVE ants and NEVER kill them. Instead of killing INNOCENT BENEFICIAL ANTS, maybe humans should practice BIRTH CONTROL...….
@@larrywakeman4371 Beneficial?? ROFL!! I fail to see the benefit to them invading my kitchen finding any crumb or food package that isn't hermetically sealed, invading the bathroom to access the water sources during heat waves and getting in my pet's food and water dishes. 🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜 Benefit?? That's hilarious. Nuke 'em!!!!
I sprinkle it around the edges of my carpet and areas where bugs collect when i'm winterizing my house every year. It stops most bugs from living in your house. Reapply or sprinkle more as needed.
DON'T KILL ANTS! THEY are beneficial and INTELLIGENT! Leave them alone! How would you like it if someone fed that to you???? Thankless human...I LOVE ants and NEVER kill them. Instead of killing INNOCENT BENEFICIAL ANTS, maybe humans should practice BIRTH CONTROL...….
I do that also. I didn't know that borax could be used too, though. The boric acid and sugar hardens sometimes after awhile and I put more water on it.
@@sheri023 it really looks disgusting. I keep adding more tiny pieces as the old ones dry out. I did this in May and it took about 1-2 weeks and there no ants visible anywhere. I threw away my concoction about a week ago. Even though I have store bought ant baits hidden around, they're baaacckkk. Hzve to make up a new batch.
This recipe work! I use 1 tbsp borax, add boiling water(dissolve it), then add 1.5 tbsp honey and mix well. I put it in bottle cap and also drip on ants path. Next morning no more ants!
I'm going to try this again this year. It rained so much last year that it didn't continue to work. Maybe the queen didn't get the stuff. Ant beds in the same location for three years. Actually bigger each year. Now there are ants in the cracks of the sidewalk.
Thank you so so so very much for this video!!!!!!! I did not know I had an ant problem until I was fixing my hookups for my washing machine. All of a sudden I saw all of these queen ants on the drain in the wall. There was some regular ants and a few baby ants but most of them was queen ants and there were hundreds of them. I just now found them and went straight to youtube to find out how to get rid of them and keep them away and I saw your video so I clicked on it. I am so thankful to you for this video. I always have borax for my washing clothes and I always have honey. So thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart. May God bless you in many ways. 👼💖🦄☝️
Infinitely Better: Add some protein to it to kill the queen ants; w/o protein I don't think you get a total kill. Here is my recipe: approx. 1/4 borax. 1/2 sugar 1/4 crushed dry cat/dog food or protein powder. I vigorously stir the sugar and borax with enough hot water to make a slurry. Then I stir in the protein to thicken, stir hard until smooth and silky. IMO sugar works better than honey and is way cheaper.
Oh my god Greg I love you!!! I'm being over run with ants this year, and the DE that I use to use doesn't work anymore...thanks for this great tip Greg, I'm heading to the grocery store!!
DON'T KILL ANTS! THEY are beneficial and INTELLIGENT! Leave them alone! How would you like it if someone fed that to you???? Thankless human...I LOVE ants and NEVER kill them. Instead of killing INNOCENT BENEFICIAL ANTS, maybe humans should practice BIRTH CONTROL...….
@@larrywakeman4371 Oh shut up! They'd be safe if they built their nest in the vast backyard, hidden in the plants, but no, they decided to climb my walls and take advantage of the little holes in my walls. So BURN THEM ALL, fucking pavement ants. I don't hate insects, I used to rescue them when my little nieces wanted to step over them, but there are limits! I still love my spiders, though. Those little bastards can do whatever they want in my House, at least they are shy and give me my space, fucking ants make their ways in my walls. Fuck them!!! XD
@Larry Wakeman: You are a god damn idiot! Those ants that you love so much would EAT YOU if you let them. What about my house? I have 7 colonies of fire ants that make it impossible to stand in my yard. If you are alive, you compete for space to live. PERIOD.
I’ll be trying this today! I have an ant problem that I can’t get under control. I have tried in store bait traps and sprays that don’t help much or only help temporarily. Hopefully this gets rid of these pesky things!
I just make a thick paste using the borax and icing sugar little bit of water, but this way uses way less to do the same job, might give the liquid a go. Thanks
In my back yard and in my BBQ area there terrible thanks for this awesome tip I will put it to work like real soon Thanks gregthegardener your Awesome Brother !!!
They won't eat boron/borax straight. You have to add something sweet to draw them like honey or jelly. Don't even have to water it down like this. Just mix the powder into your sweet substance, then add a little water to make it more into a paste. Then put in a jar lid (or something thing small enough for you to set in a corner & easy enough for ants to crawl in. Learned this from my Danish Grandma who learned it from her father.
@@ramibu239 Thank you. In the past, I've purchased Protexall Ant-Kill (a liquid ant killer), that's supposed to control sweet and grease feeding ants, it has Orthoboric Acid as its Active ingredient & they stopped eating it and would go around it, these ants are smart!! I noticed I now have ant like flying bugs & I'm prayerful 🙏🙏 this will kill thes insects as well. I will make sure I put honey & a touch of oil into the borax & pray 🙏 for the best outcome, No more Ants 👁👍👁!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜, and wingedant like things! 🙆♀️ All the rain we've been having has increased the amount of ants I've noticed in my boat! Ugggh I hate ants inside my boat. I'm OK with them being outside, but not in my boat! Lol! Thank you for your suggestions. I send you a huge 🤗 in advance for all your help❣ PS. I've decided to put 2" of vaseline on my power cord and tape around my moiring lines with vaseline on top to help stop the crawling ants from getting on board. I don't allow stowaways on board! Lol 😂!!
@@robynm7221 btw...the vaseline trick might work as I've heard that folks use this trick for putting on hummingbird feeder post/poles to keep ants out. I haven't tried it, but now that you reminded me of this maybe I should!!!
I'm going to try this. I've been doing something similar with no results. I did not add hot water. I just mixed Borax with syrup and they did not go for it. I'll let you know.
@@lorkamas1061 so do you want ants inside your house, to the point where it's infested? Calling other people names isn't an argument against killing ants.
thanks for the video, mate, I tried what you suggested, I have small black ants in my place, unfortunately, they don't seem to be going for the honey infused borax solution, any ideas why that is?
Again Donny! Have some more soy boy! Cry a little more so I can taste those tears. Kids should never be allowed on a forums. Careful who you talk to because I might have to pull down your diaper and whoop that ass kid
A tip to make this even more effective. Put a small piece of cake in the trap so it soaks up some of the mixture. The ants will cart bits off to the nest, and this seems to wipe out the nest completely. To protect other animals, I use a small lidded plastic pot, drill some 1/8inch holes near the bottom, then insert the cake and fluid and screw the top back on. The ants soon find their way in.
I saw another video just the other day that did exactly that! He used a piece of waffle. Apparently the ants will use the 'solids' to feed the larvae and the liquid for the adults. We have carpenter ants just outside the front door, and I used a yogurt container. Didn't have a drill so just cut some holes near the bottom with a sharp tipped serrated knife. I had a squeeze bottle of sugar and borax solution that I made a year ago (for ants in another area of the house) and it still worked great! (My recipe was 1 part borax to 5 parts sugar and enough water to make a syrupy consistency).
Covered containers are a good optiom when you don't want other critters to get into it.
Good advice.
You don't need a water. Just borax, sugar and wet biscuit covered with that mixture.
@@vesnakraskovic1817 Wouldn't most ants take the sugar and leave the borax?
Had terrible infestations at several places in the house. Used the Borax/Honey method and within a couple of days, no more ants! Thanks Greg!
Oh thank god! I have tried ant traps and they seemed the fuel them. Im crossing fingers
Also works on yellow jackets and bald faced hornets but instead of sugar, use cat food.
I can't wait to try it.
Love Australian accent. I watched several videos on this. Some were too long. Some moved their phone around so much that I got sea sick. This was short. To the point. Simple. Concise. And I like that you added the caution at the end about dogs, butterflies, etc. Thank you. Your formula is the one I chose.
Thank you :D
I agree! Short, explains everything thoroughly, and no jerky movements. Plus the advice at the end ❤
Dude you really have no idea how much you're helping me right now I literally just woke up to like 81 ants all over my bed
80+1 ants.
Good one. 😅
Queen ant : what have you bought be today?
Ants : sweet water.
Queen : interesting..
funny
deeznuts
I was searching for good French fries recipe and RUclips decided this was good to recommend. I was not disappointed.
literally had one crawl across my phone screen just now lmao thanks for this
i hate them so much i cru
He gon snitch to the rest on what you’re doing
Did it work??
Petey Boii HAHAHA
While watching I had a ant crawling in my hand lol
Will definitely try this. I swear my home is a 5 star hotel for ants!
That's like my backyard for me.
Oh yeah the red ant colony in my basement is goin be history this weekend fo sure!
H my lord
Please update and let us know if it worked!
Tell us brother does it worked
We need answer Julio
@juliosdiy3206 did the ants get to you before you managed to prepare the mixture??
I've used this method in the past and it works like a charm. I put mine in a shallow lid inside a plastic salad or tomato container that they come in from the grocery store to keep the rain out. The containers have slits and holes to allow the ants in.
I literally don't even have ants. BUT THATS NOT GOING TO STOP ME FROM WATCHING THIS
God damn right 🙌
lol
Yes you do, unless you in some penthouse.
Ants are unstoppable. They are coming for you soon.
MonsterStorm oh god no not the ants. They’re getting closer
You are the type of guy I want to explain things to me. I love that you JUST GET TO THE POINT. You're great! Thank you!
Greg, you are AWESOME !!
I had an infestation around my cats food bowl-I moved the bowl to a different room, sprinkled Borax on the carpet, left it there for a few days, then vacuumed it up, then put the food bowl back---that was 2 years ago and they have never returned.
I was happy to hear that you took the time to also mention safety precautions people should take to prevent the possibility of this concoction being consumed by animals, wildlife, butterflies etc. Alot of people don't take the time to even think about such things. Thanks!
I agree 100%
Vicki Gower
I agree🙂 I have pets and am very careful to never use in any areas they can access.
As for my yard, I used Tero liquid ant bait for outdoors. The ones that have the stake you push in the ground, above ground the unit holds the liquid enclosed in the hard plastic housing, which has a little hole ants can enter, then feed on the bait, which they then take back to the colony and the wicked Queen ant eats and dies. Eventually, depending on the colonies size, also kills off the other ants in the colony.
What people don't realize is there can be many many colonies, which are sub colonies, and each colony can also have a lot more than jus 1 Queen. Also, not al ants like sweets, some like protein, while others like fat. Basically 3 types of foods for certain ants. I have researched that this bait as well as ant baits sold in stores, like Tero, Combat, Raid, etc...do not kill carpenter ants, fire ants, and a few other types.
Also, it may take up to a month to kill ants indoors. They make colonies inside your walls, and other places. As for outdoor eradication, that too ca take a long time, but if one keeps a fresh supply of the ant bait, does not let it get depleted, make sure that the ants are actually taking the bait.
The *borax [*The branded 20 Mule Team is the easiest to find]] mixture needs to have the right ratio and does not become hardened.
@@jessecole7707 wow you have really done your research. Thank you for all of this additional information :)
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@@jessecole7707Thanks! So this way (Borax) kills carpenter ants and fire ants?
Thanks so much , right to the point ..other youtubers just waste my time so I just don't finish watching them.. thank God I found you
Quickest simplest recipe I’ve seen on RUclips re the Borax ! All the others muck around too much making it up and all particular about the texture ect . Just love that all you need to do is to dissolve 2 teas in boiling water ! and with a bit of honey . Wonderful! Thanks so much for that Greg . I needed this one I’ve been desperately trying to get rid of ants outside that have been coming through from the neighbours fence for years!!! All the ant sand is just a joke and all the other other remedies don’t work for more than a day so I’m definitely going to give this easy one a go 👍I’m an Aussie too 🇦🇺so Trust an Aussie to get it easy to do and straight to the point 😉👍
This video came up in my recommendations randomly but I tried it out anyway and it works like magic
"Killing the qwain!!"
LOL
Whatchyamacallit that was funny 😄
Literally, the best RUclips video I've ever seen. You radiate good vibes my guy and you could not have been more helpful or to the point.
an Ant Killer video is the best youtube video you've ever seen?
@@Simon-pl2zi
Yes
I can confirm this works extremely well. I had a persistent ant problem. I mixed up a batch but made the mistake of trying to improve the recipe by adding black strap molasses. The ants wouldn’t touch it, probably because of the sulfur. When I made it with just water, sugar, and borax, the ants ate it and were gone for about a week. I put out more and they haven’t been back.
Ty. I don't have honey
You properly could mix it with flour and make dough. The ants will then probably eat the dough
@@profetarmageddon Just use sugar.
@@profetarmageddon try a good amount of sugar, if you don't have honey.
I don't have borax , what can i do ?
Occasionally got ants in the kitchen, at first set up ant bait stations of the borax mixture near the areas we saw them. The ants came by droves to lap up the bait and seemed to make the problem worse. The biggest revelation was putting the bait OUTSIDE! That's where the ants were coming from I realized. After baiting the outside the number of ants seen inside dropped immediately to just a few and after three days there were no ants coming in at all.
I used this mix last year when tiny ants invaded my kitchen. I cleared out a cabinet and left a bowl full of sugar borax out. In one night it completely wiped out the colony. After 2 weeks of trying other methods I was pretty relieved.
Did you mix water with it or just dry?
This absolutely works. Had a few strays for a couple of days. Haven't seen one since.
Good, I've found a few and they keep popping up, been trying everything i find online. Hopefully i have the same results you do!!!!
@@mrnugget2 have you had any luck?
@@Shirokuruse not yet lmao, i had to find time to buy the borax but I'll be trying it soon lol
@@mrnugget2 yeah same haha hopefully I’ll get rid of those annoying ants always eating the cat food :(
@@mrnugget2 yea same. I never see two together, but I find one here and there in different rooms. My apartment is prestine clean and everything is sealed so I'm amazed at how they are managing to not starve
I cannot believe how well this solution works! Every summer my home and garden gets overrun by ants and nothing seems to work, but THIS- it's absolute magic (I only had to refill my traps a couple times and I haven't seen one ant since) and what a relief I don't have to deal with the annoyance anymore. Thank you for saving my sanity this summer 🙏
Is this safe for a vegetable garden?
@@Scandinavian_Pride it has not effected any of my vegetables and I've been using this solution for a couple weeks
@@tinabeall22 I'm off to the store then! Thank you so much for replying. These big reddish brown ants are eating the flowers off my okra. My 1st time growing okra and oddly enough, my 1st time seeing these kind of ants in my yard. But thank you again! Have a great day!
Thanks for that Mate. I am in Holland and in 5 minutes my kettle will boil and I am going to follow your recipe to the letter.....
You can also mix equal parts of sugar and baking soda. You don't need much at all. A quarter cup of each will be plenty. Mix it together really well in a bowl. Then sprinkle a little on one or more saucers and place them wherever you see ant's. It has always worked really well for me.
The way it works is the ant's can not distinguish the sugar from baking soda so they take it all. Since they can not digest the baking soda they will die when they eat it. They also take it back to there nest for all the other ant's. If you have pet's like I do it is ideal for keeping your pet's safe but still killing the ant's.
Thanks
I heard ants wont cross powder.. but they will take sugar and bakn soda?? I'd do this but I'd think trillions of ants wud come in2my kitchen, bc a pile of sugar is there.. lol. (I cud try it outside tho.. tnx!)
@@jennifersmith7352 I know it sounds a little counter intuitive but it does work. Lol
@@benbrice9343 cool, I have baking soda right now... tnx
Didn't work for me.
I mix borax and sugar 50/50. Sprinkle it in the crack or around the edge of the floor. They carry it back to their queen. No sticky mess.
Did ants ever come back after that?
You are absolutely right Grego. I use this all the time. Works every time. I make some a little thicker in places where I can just smear it around.
Condee Rogers I mix it with peanut butter and jelly and place it in pvc pipe!
@@thomascalabrese915 That's nothing, mine perfer a light chardonnay with fresh baby greens in our French drain.
For Safety and to keep this substance away from pets, butterflies, bees and other insects place the solution in a closed lid plastic tub. Prior to filling the container, drill several holes above the liquid level. Ensure these punctures are just large enough for the ants to enter. Secure the lids tightly.
Was wondering about that...thank you.
You can also put a rock on top of the lid to stop a breeze from moving it about..
True. I was thinking an old spaghetti jar with holes in the lid. Or baby food jar.
Why not allow all insects to eat it?
Three years after making this applying it in our crawl space, there has not been one ant back. Bravo Sir! This is cheap and it works!!!
Excellent idea. I also found that if you put little heaps of ground bran around your garden, it eliminates slugs and snails. Its eco friendly too. They gorge on it until they are full. But as they can't digest it, the bran expands making them too full to move. Soon as its light, birds spot them and enjoy a leisurely breakfast.
You mean, like cereal Bran? Thanks for the suggestion
@@judithcaple1592 Yes. Its like a ground powder. You can get it in healthfood shops and as its light, you get a lot for your money. Put little piles of it (about a tablespoon full) under leaves or just randomly. I did and the next morning birds were covering my garden. There were empty snail shells by the dozen. Never knew you get so many invaders at once on your garden. Its kind to birds so they come to no harm eating it. Better than slug pellets.
@PompeyChris71 Thank you for your reply
Ecosystem
Good 1
Psyllium powder might work, too
I only use borax and a bit of sugar gets them everytime.
Ants like sugar and honey， don't they?
Bro what is borax?
Abhijith Ssk Lorax with a b
@@abhijithshaju4541 its a powder cleaner/detergent. you find it in the laundry aisle at the grocery store. its not expensive and it has a lot of uses including adding boron to your garden soil.
How often?
I trap the ants and show them a picture of my Mother in Law and they have heart attacks-clean no chemicals!!!
😄😄😄😄
Who knew? Classic solution to pest infestation!
That is the best ant killing idea I’ve seen yet
Why you make a joke on the mother in law?
Straight to the point and with follow up results. Thank you good sir , I will try this!
I.ll.give it a try because I,m fedup with ant infestation.Thankyou t Sandra
Came for the DIY ant killer recipe stayed for the eye candy.
My carpenter ants are all out at a union meeting at the moment so I'm going to hide their hammers.
They’re gonna regret stinging me that one time...
Love your accent and calm energy. I lived in Oz for 1.5 years, it was the highlight of my life. You seem to live in paradise, wonder which part you're in. Trying your ant solution now, thanks so much 👍
The safer and cleaner alternative I believe is to use the Borax granules as is. Mix in parts of 1:3 with castor sugar or icing sugar, leave in bowls under cupboards and safe areas. The ants will carry the Borax granules along with the sugar into their nest and feed the colony with it.
Nope the ants will just separate the sugar from the borax. Better to mix or do what he did.
@@acejanea4344 Ive used it succesfully like this for years in multiple homes.
If you use corn syrup it won’t harden up after the water evaporates. That’s what I found to work good,,
If you want to keep it away from pets indoors is to get a small container and punch holes in it so only the ants can get to it
Love this idea, thank you!
Yes works great I've been doing it for years even on tough wood ants.
@грегорий no all cleared up
I was wondering about those fucking wood ants. Ty. I'm going to do this today.
Sandy Hoffman how did you use the borax? Liquid or just mixing Borax and sugar?
@@Shaverboy516 heat the mix up untill its liquid and well mixed and thick like syrup
@@knowmenomo do you not add any water?
Learned this trick from my grandma. 'Cept we just make a paste w/ jelly or honey good dowse of borax (boron powder) & a small bit of water (just to make it a little more easier for ant to gather, but not still a watery form like he shows). We put our mix in jar lids, then set them around like ant traps - & we found the ants actually prefer these to the store bought ant traps!
Ramibu 2 does this actually work and how long does it take to get rid of the ants
@@drnamyadav when we get them on our kitchen we will make one up & usually stop seeing them w/in a week
Ramibu 2 thk u
Thanku so much I was struggling with these insects they just come into ur house like unwanted guest!!!
I'm back to update my review. Yes, this does work. Thank you so much. It was ezzy-peezy.
You need to spray again when it rains. I put it on the ledges of my windows so they don't travel upstairs. Non toxic, and no stains. Thank you again👍🏻❤️
Thank you! I’ve been looking for an ant killer since I moved and realized we had tiny ants in the cupboards.
This is EXACTLY what I needed. As Sweltering Summer weather hits, the ants invade my home (sometimes through electrical sockets)...
Now that problem will be solved!! 💞😁💞
Is it solved?
DON'T KILL ANTS! THEY are beneficial and INTELLIGENT! Leave them alone! How would you like it if someone fed that to you???? Thankless human...I LOVE ants and NEVER kill them.
Instead of killing INNOCENT BENEFICIAL ANTS, maybe humans should practice BIRTH CONTROL...….
@@larrywakeman4371 stfu
@@larrywakeman4371
Beneficial??
ROFL!!
I fail to see the benefit to them invading my kitchen finding any crumb or food package that isn't hermetically sealed, invading the bathroom to access the water sources during heat waves and getting in my pet's food and water dishes.
🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
Benefit??
That's hilarious.
Nuke 'em!!!!
@@larrywakeman4371 are you even a real person?
Borax is awesome stuff! Also kills fleas in carpet.
I sprinkle it around the edges of my carpet and areas where bugs collect when i'm winterizing my house every year. It stops most bugs from living in your house. Reapply or sprinkle more as needed.
Borax
My mrs has been conplaining about me couches , thank u will give the couches a sprinkle
I wish I could do this but my dad is insane and does not want sugar borax solutions around just because.
Thanks so much ! I'm overwhelmed with ants this year! I'll definitely try it!
Same!
Same
I thank you kindly for the insight, good sir! I shall give it a try, straight away!
DON'T KILL ANTS! THEY are beneficial and INTELLIGENT! Leave them alone! How would you like it if someone fed that to you???? Thankless human...I LOVE ants and NEVER kill them.
Instead of killing INNOCENT BENEFICIAL ANTS, maybe humans should practice BIRTH CONTROL...….
@@larrywakeman4371 larry they're just ants calm down man
The ants have gots to go.
@@larrywakeman4371 yeah im just gonna share my house and let them crawl all over my shit in the kitchen 🙄🙄
I mix about half boric acid and half powdered sugar in a lid of some kind (jar, yogurt, whatever). In about a week the ants are gone. Easy
I do that also. I didn't know that borax could be used too, though. The boric acid and sugar hardens sometimes after awhile and I put more water on it.
@@sheri023 I usually add scraps of fresh fruit and meat to the middle of the container to attract both sugar and grease loving ants.
That's an idea. Thanks
@@sheri023 it really looks disgusting. I keep adding more tiny pieces as the old ones dry out. I did this in May and it took about 1-2 weeks and there no ants visible anywhere. I threw away my concoction about a week ago. Even though I have store bought ant baits hidden around, they're baaacckkk. Hzve to make up a new batch.
This recipe work! I use 1 tbsp borax, add boiling water(dissolve it), then add 1.5 tbsp honey and mix well. I put it in bottle cap and also drip on ants path. Next morning no more ants!
I'm going to try this again this year. It rained so much last year that it didn't continue to work. Maybe the queen didn't get the stuff. Ant beds in the same location for three years. Actually bigger each year. Now there are ants in the cracks of the sidewalk.
So HAPPY I found this video ! I have animals and I did NOT want to use a bunch of chemicals in my house !! Thanks !
Thanks a lot , Borax really killed the ants and the ORKIN's Business as well
Pest control companies have no issues finding work.bugs are everywhere and most people refuse to deal with bugs by their selves
magnum mesiona 😂
sk8erdudedudedude r/wooosh
It' what they basically use.
I will try it out in my forest cabin. Tnx for sharing. Cheers.
How well did it work im having ant problems in my shed im working on turning into a gaming studio
Excellent video thanks
Thank you so so so very much for this video!!!!!!! I did not know I had an ant problem until I was fixing my hookups for my washing machine. All of a sudden I saw all of these queen ants on the drain in the wall. There was some regular ants and a few baby ants but most of them was queen ants and there were hundreds of them. I just now found them and went straight to youtube to find out how to get rid of them and keep them away and I saw your video so I clicked on it. I am so thankful to you for this video. I always have borax for my washing clothes and I always have honey. So thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart. May God bless you in many ways. 👼💖🦄☝️
Been using this product/method for years, and it WORKS
Infinitely Better: Add some protein to it to kill the queen ants; w/o protein I don't think you get a total kill. Here is my recipe: approx. 1/4 borax. 1/2 sugar 1/4 crushed dry cat/dog food or protein powder. I vigorously stir the sugar and borax with enough hot water to make a slurry. Then I stir in the protein to thicken, stir hard until smooth and silky. IMO sugar works better than honey and is way cheaper.
Thanks for the recommendation :) We have a whole lot of ants right now😼
Nice job Greg and thanks for sharing, very helpful.
Awesome video thanks I use sugar and baking soda equal parts
This also works if jousting some borax in jelly
Oh my god Greg I love you!!! I'm being over run with ants this year, and the DE that I use to use doesn't work anymore...thanks for this great tip Greg, I'm heading to the grocery store!!
DE is a joke.
How did it go?
Thank you for sharing...I'm certainly going to try this...
DON'T KILL ANTS! THEY are beneficial and INTELLIGENT! Leave them alone! How would you like it if someone fed that to you???? Thankless human...I LOVE ants and NEVER kill them.
Instead of killing INNOCENT BENEFICIAL ANTS, maybe humans should practice BIRTH CONTROL...….
@@larrywakeman4371
Oh shut up! They'd be safe if they built their nest in the vast backyard, hidden in the plants, but no, they decided to climb my walls and take advantage of the little holes in my walls. So BURN THEM ALL, fucking pavement ants.
I don't hate insects, I used to rescue them when my little nieces wanted to step over them, but there are limits! I still love my spiders, though. Those little bastards can do whatever they want in my House, at least they are shy and give me my space, fucking ants make their ways in my walls. Fuck them!!!
XD
@@larrywakeman4371 you wouldnt like them if you got up to pour yourself a cup of cheerios one morning & instead pour yourself a cup of ants!🤢🤮🤬
@Larry Wakeman: You are a god damn idiot!
Those ants that you love so much would EAT YOU if you let them.
What about my house? I have 7 colonies of fire ants that make it impossible to stand in my yard.
If you are alive, you compete for space to live.
PERIOD.
Ramibu 2 It was my Honey Bunches of Oats😩
Maaaan, I needed this video. Summertime and the kids spilling popsicles everywhere. This should do the trick. Thanks!🙏🏿🤙🏿
The bait doesn't work on kids it's only for small pests
@@defineddragon4840 hahahaha
This method really works. Those pesty ants were gone out of my kitchenin the matter of hours. Thank you so much. ❤❤❤❤ My house thanks you.
I live in the tropics and I beat them back chemically from time to time but it doesn't get the queen or nest. I'll try this. Thank you for sharing.
I’ll be trying this today! I have an ant problem that I can’t get under control. I have tried in store bait traps and sprays that don’t help much or only help temporarily. Hopefully this gets rid of these pesky things!
That mixture kills roaches too
Thank you!! They are driving me nuts
How long do you keep the borax out? Do you change it after a day or 2? Do you spray cracks and crevices with this stuff?
Great video, but what is the ratio how much water and honey do I use ?? Is it one cup of water to one tablespoon of borax and 1 tbsp of honey ??
Thanks Mate! Great video and very accurate!
The Key is Borax and honey, Oh ~ it's so simple... thanks showing this!
There is a Big Infestation of Ants of all description even Flying Ants in Southern England so this Ant Killer will come in useful Thanks for the info.
flying ants are normal. they are called alates
Flying ants are awful
I just make a thick paste using the borax and icing sugar little bit of water, but this way uses way less to do the same job, might give the liquid a go. Thanks
For my case I had taken baking powder mixed with sugar. This deposite also at any places like the kitchen and bathroom. It helps also 100%.
In my back yard and in my BBQ area there terrible thanks for this awesome tip I will put it to work like real soon Thanks gregthegardener your Awesome Brother !!!
So how did it work? Well?
Did it help?
@@AliA-ss2sc yes now the ants are flipping the steaks over on the grill & bringing in the news paper
M Damon is that a funny “yes” or “no”?
Lol youtube just had to recommend how to make borax tea at 2 in the morning... it does work though, been doing it for years.
I've been using Borax tablets in my sailboat & i still have ants. I'm going to hive this a try & prayerfully they'll be gone in a week!
They won't eat boron/borax straight. You have to add something sweet to draw them like honey or jelly. Don't even have to water it down like this. Just mix the powder into your sweet substance, then add a little water to make it more into a paste. Then put in a jar lid (or something thing small enough for you to set in a corner & easy enough for ants to crawl in. Learned this from my Danish Grandma who learned it from her father.
@@ramibu239
Thank you. In the past, I've purchased Protexall Ant-Kill (a liquid ant killer), that's supposed to control sweet and grease feeding ants, it has Orthoboric Acid as its Active ingredient & they stopped eating it and would go around it, these ants are smart!! I noticed I now have ant like flying bugs & I'm prayerful 🙏🙏 this will kill thes insects as well.
I will make sure I put honey & a touch of oil into the borax & pray 🙏 for the best outcome, No more Ants 👁👍👁!🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜, and wingedant like things! 🙆♀️
All the rain we've been having has increased the amount of ants I've noticed in my boat! Ugggh I hate ants inside my boat. I'm OK with them being outside, but not in my boat! Lol!
Thank you for your suggestions. I send you a huge 🤗 in advance for all your help❣ PS. I've decided to put 2" of vaseline on my power cord and tape around my moiring lines with vaseline on top to help stop the crawling ants from getting on board. I don't allow stowaways on board! Lol 😂!!
Terro ant traps work really well. Same ingredients.
@@robynm7221thats like me. Fine ya wanna stay outside in my garden, but keep outta my kitchen!!!
@@robynm7221 btw...the vaseline trick might work as I've heard that folks use this trick for putting on hummingbird feeder post/poles to keep ants out. I haven't tried it, but now that you reminded me of this maybe I should!!!
Can I use baking soda instead of borax?
You are right! I've been using borax and sugar for years. It really works everytime. Thanks for the video.
This was so helpful! But is there any other alternative that I can use instead of borax? Thank you!
Thorax works good
Baking soda powdered sugar and a pinch of yeast.
B. Sampson thank you!! Will do this
Rob Maxwell thank you!
Pour about a cup of gasoline over all the ant nest in the ground, and set it on fire.
Great solution....not to mention the left over borax can be used as a laundry soap booster. Just get a new box next spring 👍
I'm going to try this. I've been doing something similar with no results. I did not add hot water. I just mixed Borax with syrup and they did not go for it. I'll let you know.
looking forward to it!
Why would people want to kill insects,people that would do this are shit heads.
@@lorkamas1061 Lorna is a Dorka
@@lorkamas1061 so do you want ants inside your house, to the point where it's infested? Calling other people names isn't an argument against killing ants.
@@Ryuji777x
People who kill insects are weird creeps.So you got ants in the house big deal,they are not going to kill you
You can also just mix some Borax with regular sugar--not adding water--for the same exact effect.
thanks for the video, mate, I tried what you suggested, I have small black ants in my place, unfortunately, they don't seem to be going for the honey infused borax solution, any ideas why that is?
Thanks so much! It's great to learn about an ant solution that's not toxic!
1:22 a wise man making spicy tee (circa 2000, colorized)
For some reason I read this as “how to make your own killer ants”
😂😂😂
Immediate click lol
This is so easy and simple. I’m going to try it Thankyou so much for sharing.
Some bugs like sweet and some like fats.. how do ya handle the fats ones and will it work on them?
Greg does it again!
On the cheap again hey oldmate 😉🤭great work once again....
@Donald J Donald please see this is for invasive situations. Have a drink of SOY and settle down you snowflake!
Again Donny! Have some more soy boy! Cry a little more so I can taste those tears. Kids should never be allowed on a forums. Careful who you talk to because I might have to pull down your diaper and whoop that ass kid
The most informative video I have found on this topic so far. Thank you for showing examples and giving great information and warnings. 🙏
The presentation is simply clear and consice 🍸
Thankyou for that. O use baking soda. Is that similar?