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Step 1

Follow the ant trail back to where the main colony is located. Ant hills are sometimes within walls, siding or behind skirting boards.

Step 2

Mix 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of Borax in a large cup. Sprinkle the mixture around the ant hills and wait two days. The Borax will poison and wipe out the ants. If there are still ants around your vegetable garden, continue to Step 3.

Step 3

Use bait inside your house if the same types of ants that are in the vegetable garden are inside your home. Purchase ant bait at any retail
store; the ants that get the bait will bring it back to their nest.

Step 4

Spray the outside of your home with insect repellent. Spray 2 feet up and 1 foot away from your home. Spray the door trims, cables, pathways and window sills. Continue spraying for a week until the infestation stops.

Step 5

Treat your yard and the perimeter of your vegetable garden with granules and liquid bait. This should last around your garden for two to three months, but check every week to make sure the liquid bait hasn't dried up.

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14 years ago. Rating: 1
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Wow I would not use so many chemicles. Place sticky ant barriers around bases of plants affected.Ants eat aphids which is good.Control the aphid colony by blasting water on your plants. clean up any debri like wood or rocks where alot of pests hide.

14 years ago. Rating: 0
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