The Ant Solution

Image from Wesley Jueckstock

This is a recipe for getting rid of those pesky ants that come every spring and summer. Mix up the solution, pack cotton balls in a jar, cover, put the solution into the jar and place in the area of the infestation. 

Caution: Because boric acid is not pet friendly, the best container would be a small jar or plastic container with a lid in which you have punched some holes.

 Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons boric acid
3 cups warm water

Directions:
1. Mix the sugar and boric acid well.
 
2. Add the warm water slowly, mixing all the while so it won't be too lumpy.
 
3. Store in a jar until ready to use.
 
4. When ready to use, put cotton into the top of a jar lid to fill it and then saturate the cotton to the top.
 
5. Place it in the location where it is needed.
 
6. Note: This solution will keep for a long while. A good technique is to drip a drop or two over the edge of the lid to rest on the counter so the ants will find the solution sooner. It sometimes takes a little while for them to find it, but find it they will. When they do, do not disturb them as they drink. They will hang over the edge of the lid and drink for a while and then take it back to the nest killing the colony. Almost overnight they will be gone.