Great All Natural Ant Killer

Ants are a constant problem in our yards and, of course, there are a million sprays and powders to get rid of them, but how about an all natural ant killer that won't harm kids and pets?

This is a great one and you probably have all the ingredients in your kitchen right now.

Here's all you need:

1 empty water bottle
(Cut it down to about 2" tal)
5 Tbsp of baking soda
5 Tbsp of sugar
3 Tbsp of water. ( dry works buy I used real sugar.)

Take a small amount of powdered sugar and mix it with an equal amount of baking soda.
Powdered sugar is essential. You cannot use the larger grains of sugar for this..

Mix the two powders together and then place small amounts against the walls or other areas where you would not normally walk but where you would normally see the ants.

The ants will be attracted to the sugar and will eat some of it and collect more to take home to feed others, so all of them will get their share.

The sugar and baking soda powders are similar in size and, once mixed together, the ants cannot separate the two items, so, as they eat the sugar, they will also ingest the baking soda, which they would otherwise never touch. This is the reason for using powdered sugar.

Once the ants eat the baking soda it will react with the formic acid in their stomachs and cause gas. The bodies of ants are unlike humans and they cannot eliminate gas so it will build up inside them and cause them to literally explode.

If your pets get into it, you might want to make them stay outside awhile. It won't hurt them but we all know what happens when pets get gassy.