how to make a natural ant killer that works, keep ants from your garden, trees and everywhere you don't want them. Make it on the dryer more grainy side so the ants will take it back to the colony and kill it.
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@tygerof3543 жыл бұрын
I put a small chunk of a cheap plain waffle in the jar and then pour 1/3 borax and 2/3 sugar and dissolve with water to make a syrup. Then pour over the waffle. The waffle soaks it up and then the ants take bits back to the nest and it kills the babies and the queen 👍
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm3 жыл бұрын
Shoot dang! Good idea
@tygerof3543 жыл бұрын
@@ozarkshomesteadandfarm thank you for your video, loved the t-shirt 👍
@fb3412 жыл бұрын
The "Fraser Valley Rose Farm" channel described this waffle technique. Give credit where credit is due.
@tygerof3542 жыл бұрын
@@fb341 👍
@jeanetteconway60582 жыл бұрын
Awesome idea.!! Ty.!!
@pattybates678811 ай бұрын
I was told by an old timer to use equal portions of granulated sugar and borax. ( Example= 2 cups sugar to 2 cups borax) Mix together in bowl, then sprinkle over the ant mound. He also suggested I sprinkle some around the foundation of my house. This works for me everytime.🙂
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
Old timers know!😁, thanks for sharing
@terywetherlow79709 ай бұрын
@@ozarkshomesteadandfarm why sugar and honey?
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm9 ай бұрын
@@terywetherlow7970 they are sugar ants…..they won’t eat borax, they need to take it back and feed it to the queen to kill the colony…….honey may not be needed but you need to dissolve the borax into something they eat.
@nannyjamjan56109 ай бұрын
I think that @treywetherlow7970 was asking why both sugar and honey.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm9 ай бұрын
@@nannyjamjan5610 honey is not needed…… it just sweetened the pot and added consistency
@jasongreen3957 Жыл бұрын
In this ant mixture with the borax powdered sugar is better Because it's harder for the ants to separate the granules from the borax Powdered sugar is powder white sugar is granulated Which they can separate From the borax
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@dag11811 ай бұрын
True, don't need honey
@billmccullough77710 ай бұрын
I make a slurry of equal parts boric acid and brown sugar in water bottle caps, moisten with dechlorinated water and stir. The ants drink it while it's wet, and take chunks as it dries. Today I was going to refresh one of my traps, but some carpenter ants were chewing away at what appeared to be tiny borax crystals. Evidently they are sweet enough to keep them interested. I let them have their way. Sugar ants eat honeydew from aphids, so I think the liquid is just as deadly since they feed that to baby ants. Seems to be working.
@elayneplanche403110 ай бұрын
Yeah, I heard about that recipe to that you’re supposed to use powdered sugar, not granulated
@robert59 ай бұрын
The sugar wont separate because it was liquefied with the water. But, starting out if I bought the ingredients I would follow your suggestion and buy powdered sugar. Might not even need the water then. Just mix well and deploy.
@w.719410 ай бұрын
Friends wife is such a terrible cook he throws a lot of her cooking outside when she's not looking and it kills every bug going.
@JaneH367510 ай бұрын
🤣
@lorraineophoff49846 күн бұрын
Funny!
@johnnywright15929 ай бұрын
Make sure your hole is small enough so honey bees don’t find their way in since you are using honey
@sharonaumani8827Ай бұрын
Yes, they make their way into smaller holes than you would imagine! They get inside hummingbird feeder holes.
@jerryrobinson78569 ай бұрын
THE LEMON PLEDGE SECRET placed in a light coating inside along ant pathways the ants travel has stopped ants altogether. When I learned that ants use scent travel paths, on a whim I tried the Lemon Pledge and it works. I also put it under the stove as our stove has legs as well as the toe kick at the bottom of the kitchen cabinets. I only wipe up where human steps are so it's not slippery. Also, I use the Borax (Terro is the hardware store version retail product) which works well if put about the outside perimeter of the house next to both side of doorways and every 20 feet. I put a fresh batch down at the early part of spring (Terro has plastic housed product and I stake these in place with a 8" stake made from a metal closet hanger). We have a dry laid bluestone patio so when we see ants popping up between cracks, we use the Terro immediately a few inches away from the entry point on both sides and this kills off the nest in a couple days.
@rrain3375 Жыл бұрын
I’m a senior and have used straight borax in my garden for years. In the track of my patio doors to keep ants out of the house. It is safe to use around house pets.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
@ZEUStheKingGermanShepherd11 ай бұрын
Not mixed with sugar or anything ?
@dag11811 ай бұрын
It is not safe if mixed with sugar, pets will eat it and die a horrible neurological death.
@silviahaughey454010 ай бұрын
Borax can be upsetting for animal stomachs and enough quantity be worse Please do your research everybody that's not totally safe!
@silviahaughey454010 ай бұрын
You can make ant traps with little jars that animals can't access
@classylady194711 ай бұрын
Powder sugar is ground granulated sugar which can be done in a food processor.
@edcat658710 ай бұрын
Thanks!did not want to buy powdered sugar just for this....
@MissMolly33776 күн бұрын
Store bought powdered sugar contains cornstarch to keep it from clumping.
@ewetubesuxass4 ай бұрын
It doesn't matter the consistency ants have to first eat and digest the bait before it can be fed to the Queen, you rarely see dead ants at the bait site because they first eat their fill then take some back and feed others and then upchuck some liquid for the Queen.
@YT-User1013 Жыл бұрын
This can also be used to get rid of fleas if you ever have an infestation in the house (had one from a cat). Sprinkle it throughout the entire house and the next day vacuum it up. Fleas gone.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Жыл бұрын
Great info, thanks for sharing
@CyntheaRetFire4211 ай бұрын
Several years ago I rented a house that was completely infested with fleas. I worked dimacious earth into the carpets and under the bass boards. I freshen up the dimatious earth every few months. It also took care of any other pests that came into the house including spiders and ants. It's great to use in the garden. Completely non toxic and is not harmful to humans or pets. I will be trying this formula out and placing the the bait near near ant hole entrances. I'll let you know how it works. I just hope it won't harm the lizards. I am very protective of the wildlife.
@sherrieflynn2529 ай бұрын
Lock the cat in another room until you vacuum so it doesn't get it on its paws and lick them
@annastewart54208 ай бұрын
I'm going to use it for cockroches, I hear it works great.
@johnmizell18429 ай бұрын
I used to put borax around every pipe in every house I built. In Florida we never saw roaches, any or any other bug inside the house.
@sunnyadams58429 ай бұрын
Wow!! Even in Florida!!. I 'm in New Mex now but was in Tarpon Springs for awhile, awhile back... And U got BUGS!! LOL
YOU DON"T NEED THE HONEY OR WATER... JUST THE BORAX AND @ OF THE SUGAR. ( 1 jar borax + 2 jars sugar)
@cookiemonster64019 ай бұрын
I use a 50/50 mixture of borax and sugar. Works great. I love the idea of using jars to keep things dry or not damaged by sprinkling. FYI using food grade diatomaceous earth is great for insects inside. I am a retired hotel manager. Spray it LIGHTLY in and around your house as it will kill bedbugs.
@paulcasey39107 ай бұрын
12:59
@pamh.57056 ай бұрын
I thought of the diatomaceous earth also. Be sure to get food grade so it won't harm pets or children.
@w.719410 ай бұрын
My ants were not a problem ever it was always the uncles.....oh my gosh I am hilarious...lol
@nothankyou5524Ай бұрын
No, not really. Don't give up your day job.
@tanyataylor553010 күн бұрын
😂🤦🏽♀️🥴🥁 that's the rimshot.
@patisulambert56699 ай бұрын
Last year, I mixed Borax and sugar; this year, I sprinkled straight Borax at points of entry. Points of entry works best.
@karenandcatz291511 ай бұрын
When I bought my house, there were big ant hills (that’s big hills, not big ants!) all around my yard. I bought a bunch of ant traps and put them on every opening. A week later, no ants! But a few years later, my house cats were very upset one day and took me over to their food dishes. There was a big train of ants going all the way across my kitchen! I got my small shop vac and followed them all the way to my stove where the trail went underneath. I couldn’t move the stove without help, but I removed the bottom drawer and vacuumed everything I could see. Then I had a small amount of diatomaceous earth so I sprinkled it along all the sides and places I could reach, hoping it would at least keep them out of the cat food until I could do something better. My sister, who lives nearby, had battled this type of ant in her pantry for months before getting rid of them, so I expected the worst. It’s been two weeks and I haven’t seen a single ant. I took the drawer out and there wasn’t a single ant under there. The package said this powder was safe to use in your home and around pets and food storage, so I just left it there. What I’m wondering is, are they really gone and if not, what’s my next step?
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
The diatomaceous earth will only kill the scouts not the queen so the colony is probably still active under your house. You will need to kill the queen to get rid of the colony they need to take poison back down to the colony use the same traps or the mixture that I described in this video. Good luck
@karenandcatz291511 ай бұрын
@@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Thank you!
@DistracticusPrime11 ай бұрын
Diatomaceous earth is great as a barrier, especially if you can hide it someplace out of the way permanently, like all the way around behind your stove. OP is right though, it does not kill the queen, only the scouts that touch it. I use it to redirect them until I can locate the nest.
@rickduncan3623 жыл бұрын
I used the same mix, but soaked paper towels in it and placed them into soup cans and spread them throughout the yard, close to the house. Works great.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm3 жыл бұрын
Nice, thanks for commenting Rick
@mariasleight19929 ай бұрын
Thank you
@emeyers59842 жыл бұрын
I have always used cheap ground black pepper to keep ants from coming into my house. I found the two places (sliding glass door and exterior kitchen window ledge) and sprinkled it there. They won’t cross over the pepper and stay out. It worked better than borax for me. Emma is beautiful! Love your blue tshirt. 😉
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the support and thank you the shirts from conservative twins and really black pepper I’m trying that that’s going to be a video for sure
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the support and thank you the shirts from conservative twins and really black pepper I’m trying that that’s going to be a video for sure
@decatoneuser Жыл бұрын
FYI - pepper degrades, borax doesn’t, at all.
@karenjackson472910 ай бұрын
Ants don’t like cinnamon even a little bit.😊
@JaneH367510 ай бұрын
@@karenjackson4729 that's true. Will go out of their way to avoid cinnamon everytime.
@sherryannhailey65963 жыл бұрын
I make this for my camper, but I never have used honey. I doesn't matter how runny mine is they want it.where ever I see them I just pour a little on the counter and the trick is LEAVING them alone, it is very hard to do when you see ALOT of them eating it, but leave them ALONE the more of them to take back to the colony the better.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting
@lindamann852011 ай бұрын
I agree with leaving them alone. I try to 'bait' ants where they can be left alone. For example, if they're on your kitchen countertop, bait them in an area that is more out of the way, then be sure to keep all other areas clean and free of any crumbs or drips, and let them FEAST on the bait!
@cajunlady48939 ай бұрын
I read it takes 24 to 48 hours for the ants to die after consuming the borax
@akbychoice11 ай бұрын
I use mayonnaise jars with screw in lids, just drill a few small holes in the lid and lay the jars on their side.
@ooohlaa139 ай бұрын
It really BUGS me when I open a cabinet drawer or a box of stored stuff and there curled up is a roach and all its droppings, so disgusting, I immediately carry the drawer outside and then stomp on the roach. Here in North Central FL the problem insects are a real intrusion to say the least. Sometimes I feel bad for them they must feel the hatred the minute we spot them because they can run sidewise and disappear right in front of your eyes, they are super fast at exiting the territory and masterful at hiding.
@tanyataylor553010 күн бұрын
😂 sounds horrible but your description is hilarious...they run sideways...😂
@Em22-wtf2 жыл бұрын
LOL! I came for the Ant Solution, but Subscribed for the T-Shirt!!!!! ;P Can I ask where you got it?? I love it, lol!!!!!
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Appreciate it……..yes, I got it from the conservative twins KZbin Chanel….. their website is …… officialhodgetwins.com
@okiejammer27368 ай бұрын
Thanks for the Mason jar, honey and hole-y lid idea. Needed!
@MyButtercup Жыл бұрын
I agree that works well. I find empty veggies or cat food cans work without any cost.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@lpmoron625811 ай бұрын
I use supplement bottles. But I have no pet that will carry them off. I tell our dog 'that's not yours' and he will never touch it. I drill a hole in the lid. Put in my mix and screw the lid on and lay on it's side.
@robert59 ай бұрын
I use PVC pipe with PVC end caps with holes drilled in one end cap then hammer them on and deploy.
@pinschrunner9 ай бұрын
You can also use yogurt containers that have lids
@20greeneyes209 ай бұрын
He said he had to use glass instead of plastic because of his dog. Would pick it up and play with it. Got to watch out for our animals.
@pinschrunner9 ай бұрын
@@20greeneyes20 yes I watched the video. My dogs are well trained and supervised. I understand though.
@Krakondack11 ай бұрын
Ants won't take my tap water. So I buy distilled water, which works very well.
@nothankyou5524Ай бұрын
Very interesting point you make. I'm gonna give it a whirl. Thank you. Best wishes to you and your family
@rosielanders87232 жыл бұрын
The dogs are adorable.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@TonyKoji9 ай бұрын
I use a similar recipe but I substitute maple syrup for the honey and I throw in a couple of cotton balls. The stuff works great! I tried everything else I could find to get rid of the sugar ants we have down here in south Florida. Nothing seemed to work until I started using this borax mixture. I have been using small plastic containers but I like your idea to use mason jars. I'll be making the switch when it is time to refresh the ones I have.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and sharing your results!
@perrylc88129 ай бұрын
Instant grits works well too. Sprinkle it out & dampen it with water.
@rickoshay66579 ай бұрын
Haven't tried it but fellow at the grocery store said its was a myth and laughed?
@patrickbodine13009 ай бұрын
👎
@daledavies2334Күн бұрын
Instead of purchasing jars, use MT and washed out Bick's relish jars with lids. Recycle, reuse, repurpose.
@lindap907911 ай бұрын
I too have ants EVERYWHERE. I've tried several similar concoctions with little to no success. How long yes, they eat the bait, but I see no change in the ant population.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
It takes time…..the poison needs to be fed to the queen. Also the mixture has to be toxic enough to work.
@Mantras-and-Mystics2 ай бұрын
You might have "protein" ants. They avoid sweet things and go for egg, meat, some flours and gelatin (which is made from discarded animal parts.) Melt some gelatin and when it cools, mix in borax thoroughly before it sets. Alternatively, grind some meat extremely finely then add borax mixing thoroughly.
@Dumbaxxi Жыл бұрын
These little frickers went behind my little sisters' toy box and stayed there all summer, now they'll REALLY get it
@sharonbormann887510 ай бұрын
I have large carpenter ants burrowing in my tree. I have large piles of wood dust or shaving on the ground. They now have gotten in my flower beds and all through the yard. I tried this mixture last yr and didnt work that well but only put closer to the house.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm10 ай бұрын
Does not work on carpenter ants……try orange oil
@johnvaldes87258 ай бұрын
Great video. Loved your dogs! By the way looks like the ants loved your "cooking". I think you have the right ratio on the ingredients. Thank you for making this video
@DrValerie800 Жыл бұрын
I have had a sudden infestation or big, hard to kill ants running through the center of my condo, seemingly confused. It took me days to realize they were coming up from under the front door threshold! Usually I just spray ants with vinegar or Windex and it kills them and wipes out their scent trail. But these suckers don't even die the first couple of times they are stomped on, nor when sprayed with vinegar. Then I remembered Borax, which I sprinkled, dry, on both sides of the threshold plate. No more ants! Previously, when I've had a huge trail of smaller ants and was able to find their ingress, I made up some simple syrup and added diatomaceous earth...they carried that back to the hive and that was the last of the entire colony.
@DistracticusPrime11 ай бұрын
The threshold plate is probably attached by a few big screws. It's easy to remove that, put the Borax on the frame, and replace the plate. Now the stuff is there protecting you for months, out of sight, and you can freely sweep and mop too.
@DrValerie80011 ай бұрын
@@DistracticusPrime Unmechanical me thanks you!
@jackcirrito345810 ай бұрын
Sometimes the tiny tiny ants switch to a protein diet and sugar won’t work. But most the time the sugar works. I live in the semi tropics of Mexico.
@ooohlaa139 ай бұрын
yes me too those are grease eating ants and need another formula or you have to mix with butter or oil which also attracts more roaches ... so intrusive are they all and here in Florida they bite real bad!
@shanewest8752 жыл бұрын
Subscribed just because of your shirt. I like to follow folks with common sense.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm2 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks Shane I really appreciate it I just cannot believe how many people can’t see what’s really going on in the world right now a definite lack of common sense out there
@gingereaves4097 Жыл бұрын
@@ozarkshomesteadandfarm absolutely! Thanks for sharing as I am recently having little black ants in my kitchen as well as my yearly battle with fire ants in my yard.
@LeighPogue16 күн бұрын
When I get to Heaven, I plan on asking God why he created ants and gnats. Two of my worst enemies!
@SledDog5678 Жыл бұрын
My back yard had a large area infested wirh big red ant colonies. (SW Desert). I uaed a mixture of vegetable oil+Dawn+ hot water pouring it into the holes of their colonies. I did this repeated days eventually digging up the earth to find more channels in their "lair". The stuff worked. This that didn't die hit the road fir safer grounds👍. Within a year new plants began to grow (Globe Mallow; desert plants) roustly. If I had a veggie garden I wouldn't use this oil method. (Oil+ soap, btw, smothers the ant.) (Side note. If a wayward roach happens to get into your house, stun it with a broom. The whack usually knocks them belly up. Dribble a few drops of Dawn detergent straight onto their belly and they are dead-smothered. No poison needed.)
@karenarnpriester5688 Жыл бұрын
I saw one video where the suggested putting a small piece of bread or cracker in the jar and making sure it's covered with the Borax mix. The ants that don't die immediately will grab a piece and take it back to the nest, killing more ants there.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Жыл бұрын
Good tip
@otszzz79 Жыл бұрын
So mixing it with breadcrumbs would be effective
@MrGordy612 жыл бұрын
I used some salsa jars I was saving for another project. But got the mix way too watery, I don't know if any of the ants made it out, but it sure makes a good ant trap. The best of the 4 I put out last night, 1 must have 300 ants drown in it ;-) And there were 2 dozen ants crawling on the jar. Might need to put a popsicle stick ramp in for them to climb out on.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm2 жыл бұрын
Possibly, I would think the jar would be sticky enough to climb out……ants are a pain in the…
@kaycox199 ай бұрын
HEY! 1st time viewer, new subscriber, and THANKS for this info!
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and the sub…..welcome
@frugaljoss13073 күн бұрын
Thank you for your video about ant problems and solutionsI was once told to use corn meal and fine sugar that helped. me with everything
@patrickbodine13009 ай бұрын
Love your shirt, sir!
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm9 ай бұрын
👍👍👍
@lesliebehrens725211 ай бұрын
Excellent points in here. Not just the recipe. It’s over 90 degrees here most of the season so it’s great advice to start out wetter. Also easier to dispense if you want a bunch of traps one time. Also for the citrus trees this year I did the trunk wrap and sticky goop. I think a better or more forceful approach for trees.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
I appreciate the support
@lorigulley94589 ай бұрын
Will this work for fire ants?
@lesliebehrens72529 ай бұрын
@@lorigulley9458 IDK how long it will be b4 someone answers you. Ants in general are tough to deal with. I think for fire ants the approach would be totally different.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm9 ай бұрын
@@lorigulley9458 no only ants that eat sugar
@minimouse75799 ай бұрын
@@lorigulley9458never tried it but a sure fire answer is instant grits 👌 Sprinkle generously on mound, the fire ants will be gone in a relatively short time.
@stacyodom7021 Жыл бұрын
You can add instant potatoes to make it thicker
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Жыл бұрын
Great Idea, thanks for sharing!
@sherryannhailey65963 жыл бұрын
This stuff works!!!! I've been using it for years!
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm3 жыл бұрын
Glad to get feedback from you
@clintonturner55458 ай бұрын
I like that T-shirt. I took a picture of it and showed it to my wife.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm8 ай бұрын
Lol 😂 👍
@nannymac4710 ай бұрын
Black Strap molasses might work if you don't have honey.
@frankorosz9019 ай бұрын
By the way chickens love ants. Great protein.
@triumphmanful15 күн бұрын
I have found piles of fine sawdust around our walls (pine log home ) . Especially near electric outlets and door jams . Carpenter ants no doubt. I bought Perefrin 10 to spray the wood. But it will not kill the queen or nest. So I am going to try your recipe. Powdered icing sugar sounds best as it will blend in with the borax better. I will let you know if this works. Thanks so much.
@shawn57212 жыл бұрын
Love your shirt man! Very cool
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm2 жыл бұрын
Yeah thanks man appreciate you watching and commenting I got it from the conservative twins website
@rickyreese122318 күн бұрын
Nice. I just used confectioners sugar and baling soda. Mixed up by hand in a bucket. 50/50. Non toxic. Safe for pets and livestock. Works very well.
@rickbria8420 Жыл бұрын
Loved the T-shirt. Love the dog. FYI, it works without the honey. Thanks for the video.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it……nice to know.
@sonmorri11 ай бұрын
please do not accept social security payments, have a good day
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
@@sonmorri Please don’t make uneducated comments Social Security and Socialism or two different things if the government would’ve handled my money right that I paid into the system they would not be any issues.
@joebrown409610 ай бұрын
Ditto on the t-shirt.
@michellewells97111 ай бұрын
Emma is beautiful. Our babies love those bottles because they crunch. I love Borax. Its good for lots of things.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
👍👍
@catdaddy758211 ай бұрын
Any halfway decent paper punch will punch neat round holes in your lids.
@arkrainflood9 ай бұрын
another way: dissolve borax and sugar in water > soak cotton balls with solution and let dry > place the cotton balls where needed (but not exposed to rain).
@brianl149024 күн бұрын
Hey Ozark, just stumbled on this vid looking for ideas for the yard. Got a modest "less than beautiful lawn" but don't use chemicals outside, just calcium lime pellets because of the wild life. We feed wild birds, etc. Inside our home, soaking cotton balls in Borax, Sugar and warm water and placing them all around the sill in basement and around counter tops, under baseboard heaters, stove, sink, a couple of drawers, etc works great! That's for the INSIDE. We have no small children here, and our dog only wants the finest steak, dog food, etc. So WE in our home don't have to worry about kids or pets getting into it. (no cats either). Regarding the yard. I usually spray the foundation outside with Defense! ........... I got shiiteloads of hills out there now that the spring is finally here in Mass. In the past I have used the liquid bait stations and also in the past Ant stakes, and recently, the metal tins. I was going to go with ant stakes again this year because the lawn mower goes over those easily without nipping them, but I didn't realize the ant stakes use peanut butter inside and maybe that's why I use to find them pulled out of the ground and now don't want to use them in case critters somehow rip them open and ingest the poison. And regarding the tins,........ even with my lawn mower set higher up it would nip the tins occasionally and send em flying with metal chards. Also not good. I'm thinking of using the glass jar method, as in empty peanut butter jars, or smaller empty glass jars, or as a commenter suggested, empty plastic vitamin containers, with either the cotton balls inside, OR your mixture. Still thinking on it. Thanks for the vid!
@megastick932411 ай бұрын
Boric acid is one of the best for not only getting rid of ants, but keeping them gone, roaches too.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
@TheLakingc10 ай бұрын
Thank you. I tried making a solution with sugsr, but it was hard to getbthevborax to dissolve well, and the solution crystalized, and was rock hard! No ant could have eaten it. Now i just I sprinkle borax along the edges of the cabin outside and up against the house side of the porch and sill so the dog naturally steps over it. Inside, i sprinkle it along the walls in tiny amounts. This year, i had tiny ants show up, and freshened the borax more where i saw them. After a week they were gone. Do it before you see them every spring. This year, i have had only that one small batch. In the yard and beds yes, use the protected way done here. If you pour it in the flower beds, it kills or stunts the plants. It works on other bugs, too along the baseboards. We live in a cabin in the woods. Keeps my vac busy! I will try your idea outside tomorrow. Thank you!
@minimouse75799 ай бұрын
Borax dissolves best in "warm" water. Powdered sugar vs granules if adding warm water to make paste, liquid 👍
@cajunlady48939 ай бұрын
True it does stunt and kill the plants. I had an ant mound around my hibiscus I sprinkled borax. It got rid of the ants but the plant slowly died.
@stevekundzala67610 ай бұрын
Thanks! I get those MICROSCOPIC sized ants in my kitchen. If you've never seen them, they are so tiny you wouldn't even see them unless there was a line of them trailing back to the outside nest. If you don't want to mix your own, you can buy a small bottle of TERRO, which is a borax mixture, like yours. It doesn't take much, a few drops on a small piece of cardboard close to the line entrance.
@sheliafarmer10 ай бұрын
I just bottles of torro this year they are still coming never saw anything like it
@cajunlady48939 ай бұрын
@@sheliafarmer I think the heat is causing them to come indoors more
@basic559 ай бұрын
I believe those are mites
@lorrainesalstrand16039 ай бұрын
@@sheliafarmer I too have used Terro liquid in the past for ants and it worked. Now in a condo and the ants just keep on coming back. They are the tiny ones as well. Going to try the borax and powdered sugar. Hope it works.
@rickcheyne9 ай бұрын
I just mix borax and icing sugar 50/50 and put it outside their nest or wherever they congregate and it seems to work.
@gregnance54122 ай бұрын
Love the shirt! Thanks for the help with ants too!
@gm7304 Жыл бұрын
DUDE You Rock! Thank You. Very good video. If I was an ant, I would love to come by such a beautiful clean well-lit modern buffet the entrance doors are all squared off all nice and inviting. I'll get back after this.
@OldSchool194727 күн бұрын
Great T-shirt…! And cute (naughty) pup!
@mayamohabir77898 ай бұрын
Can we use icing sugar instead of normal sugar with borex. Please advise.
@aburkhalter620510 ай бұрын
Great and informative. Like the T-shirt
@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou984811 ай бұрын
Oh, you get my ant problems, I have sugar ants everywhere! Most of their nests are under the house and I am not going down there! In the summer my garden beds are full of ants!
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
Yup, try borax
@denisforman8549 ай бұрын
the liquid baits u buy at store has borax in them they seemed to wipe out the black ants that had invaded my kitchen a month ago i think they can remove liquid also to the nest and share it
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm9 ай бұрын
Yeah, I just can’t use the terro bait.
@ntwadumela3749 ай бұрын
I NEEEEEED that shirt !!!!!!!
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm9 ай бұрын
I need another……the Hodge twins don’t sell them no more 😞
@johnpoole832111 ай бұрын
Gee I thought the ants in my garden and on my fruit trees were bad until I saw this WOW. I will be putting some out also.
@michaeldomec527511 ай бұрын
I hv a leaf cutter andy problem. They eat all my chicken feed. Will this work on them too
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
Maybe if you soak the feed in the mixture……don’t use honey and make it more thin
@kathycarraher50149 күн бұрын
I was appalled to see someone use brand new canning jars ,lids and rings to bait ants. Also honey when sugar or corn syrup will do.
@graceydavis42911 ай бұрын
Thank you for this. Just put jars around the trees and dripped in their path too. If they are still attacking your citrus, maybe put some petroleum jelly around the trunks? That should slow them down too.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
Did that……so hot it just ran off
@graceydavis42911 ай бұрын
Ah yes, something more glutinous and sticky is required, like fly paper? it’s cooler here today though but I’m also going to try a high wall of double sided sticky tape around the trunks, the heat should intensify the glue for a while. I tried neem oil spray on the aphids but all that did was burn leaves, the depopulation is a real war isn’t it? 😉
@graceydavis42911 ай бұрын
Essential oils, hung in little jars near the aphids, just done that too, lavender, tea tree and bergamot. Fingers crossed. Thought it might help you too.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
@@graceydavis429 ooooo double sided tape!!
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
@@graceydavis429 I’m looking into oils for bug repellent at the moment…… tics and skeeters
@Sushihunter25010 ай бұрын
I've used Borax/Sugar ant bait in the past with great success. However, I have a new problem: Tiny, tiny ants that don't seem affected by the Borax/Sugar bait stations. These things are incredibly tiny. They have found my Cat's food dish and have invaded it with much gusto. I've even tried commercial ant baits, and after a month or more, I'm not even seeing them attempting to enter them. A couple times per day, I take my Cat's dish and empty the kibble into a fine mesh strainer and shake it over the sink and often get a couple hundred of these tiny ants to fall out. In the 10 years I've lived here, I've never had these tiny ants until a couple months ago. How can I kill them?
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm10 ай бұрын
Borax Will kill any ants if they consume it the trick is mixing it with food they eat apparently those ants aren’t sugar ants I prefer proteins. I would try soaking the cat food and water and then mixing the borax into the cat food if they take it back to the colony it should work but I have not put that into practice it’s just a theory
@billmccullough77710 ай бұрын
Mix the borax or boric acid into oily foods -- whatever the ants like to eat. I have not done this because I don't have fat-eating ants. May have to experiment to get the mix right. As the originator says, you have to get them to eat/carry enough poison.
@minimouse75799 ай бұрын
Cinnamon around the bowls will help prevent ants invading them but not sure about killing them, I would try the borax mix on bacon bits 👌
@tristated93109 ай бұрын
Try mixing borax with peanut butter. That has worked for me.
@ralphbuel15466 ай бұрын
Look up how to make protein ant baits.
@pamelamyers5917 Жыл бұрын
LOVE ALL YOUR DOG'S! BUT SPECIALLY THE PITT BULL❤💕❤💕 Beautiful Emma!❤💕❤💕
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Жыл бұрын
I was so mad when my wife brought her home, but now she’s mine and one of the best dogs I’ve had.
@rick89211 ай бұрын
The problem with the plastic bottle is : Your dog don't listen to you . 😜👍
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
😂😂 your right!
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
On second thought, it’s my kids who think it’s fun to use the bottles to play with the dogs….and yes they don’t listen, the dog actually listens better!
@hopeforthefuture86802 ай бұрын
I think heating up the water and stirring the sugar/borax mixture helps to dissolve the borax or the sugar water floats to top and borax sinks
@CountryLivingWithTheHarnishs2 жыл бұрын
Great video i will try this for sure Thanks for sharing
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm2 жыл бұрын
👍thanks for watching and commenting
@schradsd11 ай бұрын
Love the shirt my friend. I have it in green!
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
Nice, wish I could get another!!
@i.o18285 ай бұрын
Wonderful.. I love the way you did the job.. Beautiful jars.. You can kept to used all time.. To save the garden & house 💯💯💯
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm5 ай бұрын
Appreciate the kind words
@dontblameme6328 Жыл бұрын
You get 👍👍👍👍 just for that t-shirt.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Жыл бұрын
Yeah, love it, it’s getting pretty old, wish they still sold them!
@chadbailey189 Жыл бұрын
great video, the dog part was funny and educational. the powder works amazing. I used it in my house, outside , used powder and environmentally friendly car antifreeze. worked amazing!! ( I live in a log cabin) but now inside , big ones, medium ones, small ones.
@elaineroyer51059 ай бұрын
Way too slow! I don't need to see every detail.
@snurb489 ай бұрын
@@elaineroyer5105 I think we all need more info on mixing with a spoon! Never gunna get that time back, never!
@TheConstitutionIsTheSolution11 ай бұрын
I love your blue to shirt!! You gained an extra subscriber for that and 😉
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm11 ай бұрын
I think my shirt has got me more subscribers than my actual content
@TheConstitutionIsTheSolution11 ай бұрын
@@ozarkshomesteadandfarm 😂🤣 well, I watched initially for the shirt, but I stayed for the content 😊. I know who my tribe are 😘
@lonnieblackmon13078 ай бұрын
What would happen if I broadcast Borax all over my lawn ?
@smallspaceswithGloria Жыл бұрын
Emma says but dad you gave it to me 😂
@WatchmanTuttle9 ай бұрын
Love your shirt!
@rebecaflorit709510 ай бұрын
Those are some happy pups! 😍
@junkvista6110 ай бұрын
I like the statement on your Tshirt. Do you know how to get them off my back?
@garyb8186 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, Just subscribed. will any other bugs eat that also?
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub! I don’t think so, it attracts the sugar loving black ants.
@garyb8186 Жыл бұрын
@@ozarkshomesteadandfarm Ok, Thanks for the reply.
@jeffb57853 күн бұрын
I have tried a similar method in my kitchen, the slurry dried hard as a rock within a day or two.
@Pyrolonn9 ай бұрын
I had a problem with ants stealing my peanut butter mouse bait inside. So I mixed boric acid and peanut butter and added blue food coloring to make it look yucky. It DID finally work, but it also took about 4 months... And I'm still not sure if they are gone for good.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm9 ай бұрын
It’s a War!
@lisaholtzclaw494710 ай бұрын
Thank you! Also, I have the same shirt in black! Love your taste!
@joycey47546 ай бұрын
Love your shirt.
@brendal.335210 ай бұрын
I have black ants all over my porch. I'm trying this today. I found an old spice jar and put the mix in there. I opened the jar lid to the side that has holes so they can go in and out. Now, we wait.
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm10 ай бұрын
Let us know how it goes
@varbed10 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video.i have hansa flowers they are so sweat before they blossom ants eat and kill them. What is the formula again? 1 tbs borax 4 tbs sugar mix with some water and waffles optional?
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm10 ай бұрын
Correct
@Patty-qd1lz10 күн бұрын
Thank you and love your T-SHIRT!
@citylotgardening61712 жыл бұрын
Great video, love the shirt
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting
@Tink0006710 ай бұрын
Like your t-shirt a lot! 😊
@ozarkshomesteadandfarm10 ай бұрын
Appreciate your support
@GeezerGramps11 ай бұрын
I think mixing powered sugar & baking soda also works