How to Get Rid of Ants (using only 3 ingredients!)<\/h2>\n
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Supplies\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- 1\/2 cup of sugar<\/li>\n
- 1 1\/2 tablespoons Borax (find on Amazon with free shipping here!)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
- 1 1\/2 cups warm water<\/li>\n
- Cotton balls or paper towel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Instructions\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n1. Mix the Borax<\/a> and sugar together until well combined.<\/p>\n2. Add the mixture to your warm water and mix constantly until the powder has been completely dissolved.<\/p>\n
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3. Seal the mixture in a jar or container for future use, and use only what you need to get rid of ants. Save the rest of the solution for later.<\/p>\n
4. It is important that you clearly label the jar, as it will just look like water.\u00a0 Do not leave this where children can get to it.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 (Because this is such an easy and inexpensive solution to make, however, I only kept what I made until after the ants had been gone for a week or more.)<\/p>\n5. Fill some jar lids, milk caps, or other shallow containers with cotton balls or a wad of paper towel.<\/p>\n
6. Add the sugar-Borax<\/a> solution to the prepared lids making sure to soak the cotton balls (or paper towel).<\/p>\n7. Wait.\u00a0 It may take the ants a while to find the solution.\u00a0 But, once they do, let them feast (and take the solution back to their home).\u00a0 At our house, to speed up the finding process, I placed a couple of the soaked cotton balls directly on the ledge in my kitchen where most of the ants were.<\/p>\n
PSA: You will have more ants before you get rid of ants!<\/h3>\n
However, within a day, you’ll probably see much fewer ants.\u00a0 Over the course of just a few days, all of the ants should likely be gone.<\/p>\n
Remember, while your solution is attracting ants watch where they are entering your home.<\/p>\n
When you find the entrance point make sure you seal it up. Usually they are coming in through a crack in a window or door. Seal this quickly and easily with caulk.<\/p>\n
This will get rid of ants permanently!<\/p>\n
What other solutions have you taken to get rid of ants in your home?<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2016\/07\/How-to-Get-Rid-of-Ants-from-The-Happy-Housewife-1.jpg\")
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You could also try this method for how to get rid of black ants<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Instructions\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n1. Mix the Borax<\/a> and sugar together until well combined.<\/p>\n2. Add the mixture to your warm water and mix constantly until the powder has been completely dissolved.<\/p>\n
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3. Seal the mixture in a jar or container for future use, and use only what you need to get rid of ants. Save the rest of the solution for later.<\/p>\n
4. It is important that you clearly label the jar, as it will just look like water.\u00a0 Do not leave this where children can get to it.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 (Because this is such an easy and inexpensive solution to make, however, I only kept what I made until after the ants had been gone for a week or more.)<\/p>\n5. Fill some jar lids, milk caps, or other shallow containers with cotton balls or a wad of paper towel.<\/p>\n
6. Add the sugar-Borax<\/a> solution to the prepared lids making sure to soak the cotton balls (or paper towel).<\/p>\n7. Wait.\u00a0 It may take the ants a while to find the solution.\u00a0 But, once they do, let them feast (and take the solution back to their home).\u00a0 At our house, to speed up the finding process, I placed a couple of the soaked cotton balls directly on the ledge in my kitchen where most of the ants were.<\/p>\n
PSA: You will have more ants before you get rid of ants!<\/h3>\n
However, within a day, you’ll probably see much fewer ants.\u00a0 Over the course of just a few days, all of the ants should likely be gone.<\/p>\n
Remember, while your solution is attracting ants watch where they are entering your home.<\/p>\n
When you find the entrance point make sure you seal it up. Usually they are coming in through a crack in a window or door. Seal this quickly and easily with caulk.<\/p>\n
This will get rid of ants permanently!<\/p>\n
What other solutions have you taken to get rid of ants in your home?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
You could also try this method for how to get rid of black ants<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
2. Add the mixture to your warm water and mix constantly until the powder has been completely dissolved.<\/p>\n
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3. Seal the mixture in a jar or container for future use, and use only what you need to get rid of ants. Save the rest of the solution for later.<\/p>\n
4. It is important that you clearly label the jar, as it will just look like water.\u00a0 Do not leave this where children can get to it.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 (Because this is such an easy and inexpensive solution to make, however, I only kept what I made until after the ants had been gone for a week or more.)<\/p>\n 5. Fill some jar lids, milk caps, or other shallow containers with cotton balls or a wad of paper towel.<\/p>\n 6. Add the sugar-Borax<\/a> solution to the prepared lids making sure to soak the cotton balls (or paper towel).<\/p>\n 7. Wait.\u00a0 It may take the ants a while to find the solution.\u00a0 But, once they do, let them feast (and take the solution back to their home).\u00a0 At our house, to speed up the finding process, I placed a couple of the soaked cotton balls directly on the ledge in my kitchen where most of the ants were.<\/p>\n However, within a day, you’ll probably see much fewer ants.\u00a0 Over the course of just a few days, all of the ants should likely be gone.<\/p>\n Remember, while your solution is attracting ants watch where they are entering your home.<\/p>\n When you find the entrance point make sure you seal it up. Usually they are coming in through a crack in a window or door. Seal this quickly and easily with caulk.<\/p>\n This will get rid of ants permanently!<\/p>\n What other solutions have you taken to get rid of ants in your home?<\/em><\/p>\n You could also try this method for how to get rid of black ants<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\nPSA: You will have more ants before you get rid of ants!<\/h3>\n
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