Monday, August 23, 2010

Ants

We've had a problem with "Sugar Ants" in our yard for years. I've tried most of the chemical controls you can buy. Of the chemical controls, Diazanon crystals worked best but are no longer available. We found a better solution thanks to a tip from Shannon given her by a friend who's into organic methods of insect control. Her idea is to use ground up popcorn kernels as an ant bait. We tried it and it really works! All you need to do is roughly grind up a handful of popcorn kernels (un-popped!)  in a blender and spread the resulting grit on the ant hills. It's amazing! Within a few days you will see no more ant activity and no worries about toxins around the house! Give it a try. I believe it will even work for fire ants.