10 Amazingly Effective Ways To Kill Ants
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- 10 ways you can get in control of ants. Ants in your lawn, ants making big mounds, ants in your veg gardens or around your home. Each of them can be a nightmare when the numbers get too big and hard to ignore.
Each of these methods cost very little money and are surprisingly effective.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:33 1: Chemical spray solutions.
4:23 2: Ant powder
5:19 3: Ant / insect spray
7:19 4: Cinnamon
7:45 5: Diatomaceous earth
10:50 6: White vinegar
14:04 7: Baking soda (Borax) & Powdered fine sugar
23:36 8: Flooding (Deeply)
26:34 9: Ant wars
27:30 10: Turfsolv
28:29 11: Ant bait stations (Bonus tip!)
We have some organic non-toxic methods and some chemical approaches. Each is effective in its own right.
This video is not sponsored in any way whatsoever. I purchased every single item myself. As an Amazon affiliate, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
1 - Chemical sprays:
Ant Stop (amzn.to/3NgDfU8) (I recommended this to dozens of my customers with great feedback!)
Karlsten ant killer (amzn.to/3OlFM0A) - used in this video - good value when compared to professional products, however, the Ant stop is literally less than half the cost.
2 - Ant powder:
Zero in ant powder (amzn.to/3buy45S). I've personally also used Nippon ant powder (amzn.to/3HS2lYe).
Both are good, having used both over the years - if you venture into your local supermarket or budget store you may well find this cheaper.
3 - Ant spray:
"Raid" (amzn.to/3OlQUuD). These sprays use similar chemicals found in professional pesticides (sadly no longer available) so its good to see treatments for simply spraying on the spot
4 - Cinnamon:
If you don't need a lot, you will get the very best value on this at your local supermarket typically around £1 a jar (40 grammes usually) - however, you can buy larger-sized quantities online such as this one (amzn.to/3A4ELFP) which is the same size as 25 typical jars and works out to around 48p per jar - bargain! Great if you have a lot of mounds to deal with
5 - Diatomaceous earth:
Entopest Diatomaceous earth (amzn.to/3NuJ0hi) - What I LOVED about this method was its simplicity. As well as killing ants, it can also be used on cockroaches, bed bugs, booklice, fleas, ticks, red mites, crickets, ants, moths, beetles, casual intruders, and flies. Consider a face mask or dust mask when using this.
6: White vinegar:
Decco 500ml White Vinegar (amzn.to/3OoH7E0) - a simple and affordable way to get the ant numbers down! I wouldn't spray directly onto turf as you could stress the turf or even end up killing some of the turf. However, for any bare soil areas, this is an effective way. Use it freely also along runs outside your home, cracks and crevices, and for spraying directly down inside the ant mound.
7: Baking soda (Borax) & Powdered fine sugar:
Arm & Hammer baking soda (amzn.to/3bySJ92). Mix with a fine powdered sugar/icing sugar (amzn.to/39RWiGP).
8: Flooding
A BRILLIANT method. Simpy flood each mound with water for 15 minutes!.
9: Ant wars
If you have bare soil mounds simply use a shovel and scrape some of the earth from the top and go pop it on top of a different ant mound. All of a sudden you've created a war. The ants in mound 2 think that the new ants are invading their colony so they try to defend it, and their queen. The result is many ants will die, and the mound can no longer grow. Sometimes the mound reduces but in general use a simple sweeping brush to disperse andy newly made ant mounds.
10: Turfsolv
Available on our website here: lawnright.co.uk/product/turfs.... Turfsolv is an effective organic product that does a lot of good for your lawn. Its function is to provide optimum health and nutrient uptake but it also provides some protection from grub issues within the lawn. I found it sometimes helps control ant numbers too. For best results, you will want to apply to infested ant areas as often as weekly to gradually work on the reduction of ant numbers.
11: Ant bait stations (Bonus tip!)
Using Ant stop bait stations (amzn.to/3u3EZtc) (I wasn't able to show these in the video as there was a delay in shopping them to me) - you can control and reduce ant numbers in a very safe manner. The poison inside is kept safely away from pets and children. Note: not all bait stations are as good as each other! Stick to ones with great reviews. These ones from "Ant Stop" appear to work well when you look at customer reviews. I have to agree considering I've used their liquid ant stop product on my own customer lawns.
12: Bonus tip 2 - Brushing or water jetting
At the first sign of an ant mound use your brush to sweep the mound around so it no longer has a chance to form a hard lump on your lawn. You can also use your hosepipe to blast a jet of water at the mound to do the same thing.
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(Timestamps in description)
1 - Chemical sprays:
Ant Stop (amzn.to/3NgDfU8)
2 - Ant powder:
Zero in ant powder (amzn.to/3buy45S)
3 - Ant spray:
"Raid" (amzn.to/3OlQUuD).
4 - Cinnamon: Local store for 1 jar, or (amzn.to/3A4ELFP) which is the same size as 25 typical jars and works out to around 48p per jar - bargain!
5 - Diatomaceous earth: (amzn.to/3NuJ0hi)
6: White vinegar: (amzn.to/3OoH7E0)
7: Baking soda (Borax) & Powdered fine sugar: (amzn.to/3bySJ92). Powdered sugar/icing sugar (amzn.to/39RWiGP).
8: Flooding
9: Ant wars
10: Turfsolv
Available on our website here: lawnright.co.uk/product/turfsolv/
11: Ant bait stations (Bonus tip!) using Ant stop bait stations (amzn.to/3u3EZtc)
12: Bonus tip 2 - Brushing or water jetting
Boiling water.?
@@joanjones1615 yes but I wouldn't put it on the lawn
Very useful video. Tons of red an nests all over my lawn. People often reply to forum posts with 'leave them be' !! Happy to deliver my ants to them if they are so keen...
"Here, take my ants" 😊 love it
Fantastic reference on ants! Best I have come across. Great stuff Shaun 👍
Thanks Graham!
Great video as always Shaun
Cheers Robbie!
Thank you for your tips. I live in Australia and I get some really tiny black ants in my kitchen. I will give your tips a go.
Diotomateous earth is pretty effective 😊
Don’t do what my dad did many moons ago. There was a colony of ants under a gatepost. So dad in his infinite wisdom, that being “fire kills everything” decided to pour quite a bit of petrol down the ant holes around the gatepost. Then he added a flame.
The result was amazing, the gatepost and a 2 foot chunk of concrete went about 6 feet into the air with ants flying everywhere. It would seem there was quite a void under the gatepost where the fumes welled up and the combustion had nowhere to go when lit.
It didn’t slow him down though, wasps nests, stinging nettles, pretty much anything got the 4 star treatment from the old man.
Ha ha if we only had RUclips then!
I have also had some exiting episodes by mistaking petrol for paraffin and when i tried to light it the most magnificent bang and a cast iron manhole cover blew off and went 10 feet into the air
the neigbours loved living near me (in constanr fear)
Legend
Well done mate. Much needed resource and concise collection of solutions and advice.
You done good ! . Expect to get payed for this video lol
Thanks pumpumrocker! Hope so
Good video thank you. My only question is that baking soda is not borax and does not contain it. They are both alkaline and the ph levels are similar though.
I have always used Ant Stop bait stations under a brick and they have always worked for me.
Great video. Some excellent tips allthe way through. Especially the spade and opening up a gap to put the powder in.
Ive got some really large mounds with hard mud, i can stand on it and doesnt go down. What's a good of dogging into hard mud? Cheers.
Hello, thanks for sharing this video! I love your channel, I will support you along the way! Always believe in yourself and keep doing what you love. good luck 🌺🌹🌼
Thanks!
Great video mate 😃👍
My wife don’t like the powder all over her slate boarders so I’ll try the white vinegar 👍
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My ants are under the concrete driveway...they pop up thru the Crack by the garage when its about to rain.
Tough little critters
Shaun the new grass is growing and Im on top of the watering. some of it is over 2 inches tall. My biggest concern is that some spots look very thin whike other areas are looking much thicker.
Should I broadcast more seed in those thinner areas?
Hi it's not been very long since it was done.. I'd sit and wait another week and review.. you may then see other seeds coming in. By then you may be ready to give it a mow with a light mower on a high setting
Hi sean I've been using a couple of good squirts of washing up liquid with a bit of cooking oil in a watering and pour the full can over any mound you see. Been using this for over a month now and they dont come back so it's cheap and effective I think it coats them and then they suffocate
Hi Lyndon there does seem to be some truth in this, but I'd probably add in that too much oil could cause issues. Although vegetable oil is biodegradable I'd want to know what the happy medium is. Did you measure any of the quantities or just maybe like half a cup with 4 or 5 squirts of soap and rest with water?.. love the tip 😊👍
@@LawnRight didnt measure just a couple of squirts of washing liquid maybe twice the amount you would use to wash the pots not much oil either prob no more than 50 or 60ml if I were to measure it
@@lyndontaylor4440 ok brilliant tip.. will try this in the near future
That won't get the egg chambers or the queen. They can be buried deep.
@@philmerlot5090 what would you suggest is best?
Instead of using a spade on what seemed a hard surface use a half moon trimming tool.
Thanks Shaun thats most interesting. Specifically which methods are best for yellow meadow ants. I never see any except when I lift a plant pot and see them. Cheers
I reckon the diatomaceous earth and the chemicals would give the best results
@@LawnRight perfect, will try that then. Thx again
Quick question..ive been asked ..do you need a PA 1 safe use of pesticides license to spray npk lawn feed?
pretty sure it's just herbicides and pesticides but please check.. been safe years since I reviewed the info
@@LawnRight yeah just checking if I need it..I don't spray the poiseness stuff personally
I often get black Ants in my house mostly in the kitchen. Im going to try to make a paste and spread on the in the corners of the counters see the will go for it.
Remember that any sugar based ant killer will also kill bees if they can get at it.
Does using either chemical products burn the grass. I have followed to the letter how to rectify my lawn from scratch and is near perfect apart from the return of lots of ants nests, both red and black ones. I want to spray the full lawn but will the sprays harm my new lawn. Thanks Shaun
Hi no they wont. The ant powder can do so I advise putting spade Into the mound open it up by wiggling the slide powder down the spade into the mound
@@LawnRightThanks, how about the 2 liquid chemical sprays. Would they burn the grass if used as instructions. I can always use the spade technique as well to get deep into the nests
@@stuarthulse7025 hi stuart they shouldn't have any effect whatsoever. They are classed as insecticides and work on insects as opposed to plants
thanks Shaun, very helpful, quick question I am on a heavy clay soil and the lawn is really suffering with the warm dry spell we've been having, great for me but not so much for the lawn as the ground is really hard and cracking in places, would I be ok to hollow tyne to hopefully let the water get in or is it not recommended at this time of year? I've been watering but it's not soaking in, thanks in advance
I sure Shaun will reply soon but I don’t think hollow tining is recommended during summer, best to be done early spring or autumn… sounds like you would benefit from a wetting agent which will help the water penetrate into the soil. Best of luck.
Hi.. wow I take an evening off and some great replies there! Thanks guys! A wstting agent is certainly helpful.. aka the shampoo.. to rewet the soil.. then I would consider aeration now or later and then immediately got some organic stuff in the ground.. aka compost, gypsum... repeat regular just as Amanda says and over a few years the soil will improve no end
Thank you Shaun just read more comments and got your name a big thank you from me
It's not until watching I realize how lucky I've been with my clients not having ant issues. Unless I missed it but did you cover which spraying tickets are needed for a commercial user?
Sorry mate I didn't cover that. Just domestic use. Sadly many of the pesticides I used to use are banned now
@@LawnRight that's the way it goes with these things I guess. Keep up the informative videos pal and hope your keeping well on those rest days 👍👍
Good job.
Thanks!
How often do you think you'll need to reapply the chemical solution?
Good question.. for me I just want to control the numbers and get the numbers down a bit so if the mounds stop coming up that's good enough for me. Its good to keep some in the lawn for the soil health
Boric acid (borax), mix 5 part sugar, 3 part water and 1 part boric acid. Boil the 3 part water.
It will make a paste. Mix it really well.
Place half a waffle in a take-away container, make sure there is a few holes in the container.
Pour some solution over the waffle, and place the container near the nest.
Thanks!
Talcum powder apparently works like ant powder but it works better if the ground is dry it cut them to and I Use ant powder to kill Wasps nests if found and Vine weevil . Thank you Shaun good content a like from me 👍👊
Thanks Steven! Another great tip. Hadnt ever heard of that. 👍
Haha...the idea that you have to figure out where the ants are by looking for orange marks in your lawn, rather than 1 foot high mounds that totally block your mower! And I'm in the UK - we're not talking about any of those big foreign ants!
Great information, I have one lawn is infested in place's. 👍
Good luck with it. Hope you get topside
Hi, I'm a little confused, borax isn't the same as baking powder is it?
Hi no slighttly different.. Ph levels a little higher on the borax too.. Both salts tho in essence sodium based
@@LawnRight Thanks for the clarification.
By bitter experience I have found that the only guaranteed quick way to do it is to physically dig out the nest including all the egg chambers and hopefully finding the queen in the process. I had one old nest that was three feet deep and four feet across. Sprinkling stuff on the surface is pointless.
After sterilizing the soil with boiling water in the wheelbarrow and mixing in fresh soil I have then filled the hole back in and re-seeded the surface. This is guaranteed if you have found the queen and all the egg chambers.
If the nest is under concrete or a wall and can't be got at the less quick but also most effective way I have found is nippon liquid. If you are patient and leave a few drops the right distance from the nest at the right times you can eventually get the workers to carry the fluid back to the Queen and after a week or two the nest will eventually die.
Not sure I fancy that! 😅
Very useful video. Hopefully I won't have to use it. I have seen ants on my patio but never noticed any problems with my lawns. 👍☠️🐜
Thanks Ray. I'm also quite fortunate at my house but a number of my customers have big issues.
Is The Chemical spry by Karlston harmful to animals (in my case a small cat)?.
The ingredient cypermethrin is very toxic to cats unfortunately
this felt like watching a horror movie
😂😂
Have you ever managed to get rid of the ants? I have 20+ small hills popping up after every reasonable rain fall. Never had any until 4 years ago. Seems to be getting worse every year.
Hi not completely.. It's more about controlling a much as possible
Ordinary table salt works well I had a colony between the edge of my patio and the house wall. A nice line of table salt and ant no more 👌
Thanks for the tip!
i have used the salt as well,also buy some cheap black,they don't like that
that should have read bleach
Interesting, you know I don't have that many ants and I normally step around them. They are there for a reason and what would that reason be? I have not researched that idea as of today. One thing I did notice though interestingly enough was that I knew I had a big mound in my backyard last year of black ants. They had been eating my deck for sometime. I had purchased some colored bags of mulch. Those bags sat there for two years due to a health issue, once opened; well lets put it this way I repopulated the backyard but maybe at the same time I found a trap and a way to relocate said ants. Many year back in 1988 I took apart a second story porch that I knew had ants but I did not know the level until I started cutting the joists, once I did cut one joist hundreds if not a thousand or more flew into the sky. It was a site to see. My tenant had asked about black ants in the home. The porch had a metal covered flooring and the home had been built in 1923, it didn't look terrible but it was infested. The columns were two by four with a six by six casing. At that time we poured a gallon of ant killer down each column. re-joisted and rebuilt the decking. All was good after that. They can be destructive, keep an eye on them. They have a job on this earth just not always the job we are interested in them doing for us people. Starting work on my deck this week and working out a way to stop them in the future. A deck column lecher of some sort would probably stop them. Ever heard of such a thing?
Hi.. no I've not heard of the column lecher. What is it and what doe sit do? I googled it but couldnt find anything.. Ants are part of the overall circle of life especially where soil health is concerned. (Fungi and bacteria and so on) so they are definitely needed.. this video is hopefully showing ways to minimise the unsightly mounds.
@@LawnRight The column lecher was more an idea then anything to protect a wooden deck from ants. A device that would leech a non lethal to animals substance in some form to the base stopping ants from proceeding to the wood. A square container around the a column base to dispense Diatomaceous Earth on days after a rain as I believe it washes away. Just an idea for those. Yes you did a very good job of showing how to deal with an over populated area of ants.
I noticed ants on my lawn. The red variety. Does ant gone work for red ones
Hi...sorry for the delay been very busy.. red ants are much tougher so youd be looking to apply and reapply regularly to try and get things under control... good luck!
I’ve tried pouring 30Litres of boiling water into a nest, could have easily poured another 30 L in. It didn’t do much good, either way.
you just gave them a wash lol
Will adding the powder/spray down the cracks and into the soil not burn and kill the grass, please? I now have around 30 yellow meadow ant nests in my lawn and tried everything on your list, including 4 recent cycles of nematodes and still no joy!
Hi it shouldnt do.. if anything it could excite some ants and cause some lawn stressing.. but if unsure try it in one mound first and review after a week. Nature can do funny things!
@@LawnRight thanks Shaun, will give it a go. I feel so silly for not thinking of digging a hole or crack first before putting anything down into the nest 🤭
@@LawnRight Hi Shaun, after fertilising and applying biostimulant after a recent scarification and overseeding; the new grass was growing lush and green, but now starting to go yellow across the lawn. Is this due to the yellow ants and aphids eating the shoots, please? So much money and effort and it's starting to get wasted.
I mix borax and jam and leave it out in a baby food jar. It worked much better for me than borax and sugar.
Love this idea! Thanks!
Best way to resolve ants for good… is travel to South America and smuggle back a ‘pet’ anteater with you… hey presto, no more ants ever and problem solved 👍🏻🤣
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Help me out here. Are we saying Baking Soda and Borax are ‘similar’ or the same?🤨
Baking g soda and borax can both be used for ants.. baking soda is less toxic
Anyone else made an order with turfsolv that hasnt arrived, no response from them via email or facebook, wondering if they are real or not?
Hi.. I'm here totally.. all orders are posted out but at minute royal mail have been carrying out several strikes. Each one will have a knock on effect on deliveries pushing them all back ..please drop me an email as I'm certain weve not missed any support@lawnright.co.uk
Hi mate, sorry it was an order i made direct with turfsolv, is that your website also? It was order no. 2066
@@HubbHubbs Hi mate.. no.. sorry for any confusion.. turfsolvuk are the main company who import the product and sell themselves... i buy large orders with a small discount to sell to my own customers but have also started selling on youtube too.. good luck I'm sure you'll get a reply soon
Birds eat a lot of ants so best to not try to eradicate them all
I don't see many birds nowadays.
This is great information but I always worry about the effect on other animals in the food chain. Do you happen to know if a green woodpecker eats dead or dying ants? If so, could they then be affected by whatever product that has been used. I hate ants and we do seem to suffer with them but I have also seen woodpeckers in the garden and I really do not want to jeopardise them. Great thing would be if you know how I can attract more green woodpeckers!! Lol
Ha ha I dont know how to attract more other than food they love. I guess this video is aiming to try and at least control the numbers a hit so that mounds aren't visible. I've no problem with them in the soil and do agree on the soil food web and the need for the various life forms, fungi and bacteria and ants to create the ever circling web. For some people though it can be too much. The flooding technique would make the most sense as its totally organic.. much the same with turfsolv
think you should have done your research first, baking soda is not borax. borax is a laundry booster and a general cleaner.
I did.. you can use both in the same way.
@@LawnRightyou are absolutely spot on
Me again thanking you the man who sent this means boric acid which is ground fibre glass I got the tip from a man in Florida they use it for ants and woodlice silver fish the lot but this earth stuff seams amazing thank you ordered some
Exterminate (Darlek voice)
Ahh memories!