Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you get rid of ants?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you get rid of ants? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:09:51 +0000 yoursilverlining on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1598239 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 21:00:03 +0000 yoursilverlining 1598239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Borax mixed with powdered sugar has worked well for us, although obviously you have to keep an eye in it with pets and LO's. The best thing that worked was to find the little place in the floor they came up from, poured finger nail polish remover down the hole with a little dropper, then sealed the little hole with matte fingernail polish. I have no mercy for bugs inside my house. MamaJ on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1598210 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:38:14 +0000 MamaJ 1598210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ditto on the Terro ant killer. I used it at our old house and it worked great. We have moved though and we are more in the desert/not in the city anymore so we have pest control. Mostly because of spiders since I can't handle that crap. wonderstruck on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1598136 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:52:38 +0000 wonderstruck 1598136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Terro ant killer! They're these traps filled with a sweet substance - the ants go in them, feed on it and take some back to wherever the home base is, and it kills them! Awesome stuff, I absolutely love it. It only took about 3 days for us to see pretty much no ants. MaryM on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1598104 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:34:46 +0000 MaryM 1598104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/household-pest-control-do-you-115798?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fmain+%28Main%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner" rel="nofollow">http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/household-pest-control-do-you-115798?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fmain+%28Main%29&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner</a> There are some other ideas here MaryM on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1598099 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:32:26 +0000 MaryM 1598099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @californiadreams: I'm not sure. It worked on the tiny ones! There were hundreds of them before we put out the cucumbers PixieStix on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1598084 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:19:46 +0000 PixieStix 1598084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Have you heard of diatomaceous earth? It's a nontoxic bug killer, safe for humans and pets. <a href="http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/8107/diatomaceous-earth-as-non-toxic-ant-killer" rel="nofollow">http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/8107/diatomaceous-earth-as-non-toxic-ant-killer</a> californiadreams on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1598063 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:02:31 +0000 californiadreams 1598063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MaryM: wow! I'm tempted to try this if it really works. Do you think it would work for those nasty big carpenter ants? BananaPancakes on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1598041 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:40:29 +0000 BananaPancakes 1598041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Mix borax with jelly and spread it on a piece of masking tape in areas where you find them. Make sure it's well away from pets and kids. But it works wonders as long as they find it! And you'll know if they do because they will swarm that sucker. Takes a couple of days, but they bring it back to the nest and it clears them out. MaryM on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1598016 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 18:15:08 +0000 MaryM 1598016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My mom recently taught me they HATE cucumbers. She had a bunch in her kitchen around the fruit bowl and cut up a cucumber and put slices on the counter. Sure enough, next morning they were gone! deactivated_account on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1597983 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:40:24 +0000 deactivated_account 1597983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My whole town was built on an ant hill. Its horrible. I didn't even think about when/if I have kids and how the ants will cause a problem on my patio. @travelingnanny: I really think a monthly pest control service is a great investment. I would do it but can't because I'm in a condo/townhome. travelingnanny on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1597957 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:23:24 +0000 travelingnanny 1597957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's an old house so it isn't the best at keeping bugs out. I'll see if I can do something about that though. I'll also run the pest control idea by my bosses. Dandelion on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1597952 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:18:40 +0000 Dandelion 1597952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Figure out where they get in and plug it. You might want to consider calling a pest control company. travelingnanny on "How do you get rid of ants?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-get-rid-of-ants#post-1597948 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:16:39 +0000 travelingnanny 1597948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The warm weather has brought them back in droves :( Since we have a toddler it feels like we will never get rid of them. Ugh!