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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAbout Getting Rid of Ants....?....Rubbing Alchol Gets rid of them
Rubbing Alcohol gets rid of them & kills them. Now, it stinks for awhile, but it kills them..(all of them) It is very cheap, and plentiful,
and it works...Try it you will like it.......The rubbing alcohol leaves a scent that kills the ants. Spray it where they come in, and in
a while they will be gone. The ants will know that the rubbing alcohol is there, and will avoid that entrance.
......You don't need an exterminator to get rid of them. The ants will die immediately when you spray them. You don't need an
expensive ant killer, rubbing alcohol does it right away. Try to spray rubbing alcohol on an ant and it will die immediately.
.............Try it you will like it......cheap effective way to kill ants.
You didn't know that trick? Did you?
DaBronx
(778 posts)Killing ants immediately
Will not kill the ones you cant see. You can search the internet for recipes
That include sugar water and borax. The ants eat the solution and bring it back to the nest. After a few days they will all be gone. Patience is required.
A rental house I lived in used to get ants really bad. The sugar water/borax solution drew out a lot more, but within 3 days, they were all gone. I tore up cotton balls and soaked them in the solution.
ms liberty
(11,375 posts)I'm about to try it, as I have a bit of an ant problem in the kitchen at the moment!
Yeah it doesnt matter what type of sugar you use the sweetness is what they are attracted to. As long as you combine with the borax. I also use the liquid with cotton balls. I rehydrate the balls if they dry out.
UTUSN
(77,795 posts)Those tiny red ones are *mean* when you step on their tidy mounds when ur weedeating/mowing. And the wounds last for weeks, not just because of diabetes2.
Redleg
(7,028 posts)I just bought a new bottle yesterday.
AllaN01Bear
(29,805 posts)
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