Get Rid Of Ants With Borax

Did you know that most ants are drawn to different foods depending on what their colony needs? When ants are active and foraging, they’re usually searching for sugar to fuel energy. At other times, particularly when feeding larvae, they seek out protein. Understanding this behaviour is actually the key to controlling them effectively. 

Many conventional ant killers rely on harsh chemicals, which isn’t ideal. This easy homemade solution uses borax to eliminate ants at the source, helping to control the colony rather than just the ants you can see. 

You'll be surprised how well this works!

It should only be used inside the home where bees and other beneficial insects cannot access it. Borax can be harmful to bees and may damage a colony if they come into contact with it. Always place the bait in areas inaccessible to children and pets.

Please be especially careful in late summer/autumn when the natural food supply has dwindled. Thanks to the Taranaki Bee Keepers Club for this very important information.

Get Rid Of Ants With Borax

Mix to a ratio of 20:80 borax to honey, put into a small flat lid, and leave the lid inside your house in the path of ants (out of reach of pets and children). In about 24 hours the ants should be gone.

The honey and borax method worked very well for me, however if the honey doesn’t work, you can try using smooth peanut butter and borax in the same ratio. Add a little water so it mixes into a paste – this should get rid of any protein hungry ants.

Do not put the bait outside where bees can access it. Also keep it away from children and pets.