I need to get rid of ants without using store bought products?

Question

I need to get rid of ants without using store bought products?

Answer 1

Wrigley's Spearmint Gum place a few sticks around still in the wrapper , where you see the ants.They don't like the smell. It really works ;))))

Answer 2

Put some sugar. They come out to have food. Once full with resources. They will go. If you want to remove completely chalk them.

Answer 3

I had a big line of ants at my back door a couple of weeks ago. I sprinkled black pepper right at the door and along the ant line. Haven't seen one since.

Answer 4

My dad used to spray them with soapy water. I was little so I don't remember how well it worked, but you could try.

Answer 5

This has been asked before with some good recommendations:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

Texas has a huge ant problem and there is a good document that has some homemade recipes for ant control (see page 7 of this document):

http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink...

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

ants hate vinagar / it works great wipe areas with white vinagar right out of the bottle its already diluted. ants will forever vacate the area ,also determine why ants are in this area , fix the source of them . i had ants in corner of parlor , sprayed basement below this area with white vinagar in spray bottle never seen 1 ant yet it works great this was well known years ago but forgotten.

Answer 7

Wash problem area with salt and water.  Ground cinnamon and boric acid are also good for repelling ants.  Sprinkle salt on their paths.  Mixture of 2/3 cup water, 1/2 cup white vinegar, and 2 to 3 Tablespoons of dish soap, applied to where ants are marching.

Answer 8

Uncooked grits work...they dehydrate them. Boric acid works sometimes.

Answer 9

Chinese chock found at the swat meet for 4 for a $1. Also the same as regular tide. The chock is better because you just draw a line around the ant or cockroaches and watch them die. HAHAHAHAHAHAH

Answer 10

Boil the kettle and poor it all over the buggers.

Answer 11

Chalk, some ants have allergic reaction to them

Answer 12

Talcum powder around the areas they are coming in.

Answer 13

u can sprinkle some salt on the ground because ants get blinded buy the color white!!

Answer 14

cornmeal

Answer 15

well spearmint gum works,But that's still a store bought product.

Answer 16

step on them.