I am so proud of myself. We've had this ant problem in our kitchen. Tried the expensive sprays, foggers, you name it. The ants came back. So, being the domestic DIY'er that I am, I found a simple homemade recipe that wipes out ants easily, odorlessly, painlessly? hmm, i dunno about that. It's this simple mixture of borax, (think the "20 mule team" laundry booster stuff you can buy in the cleaning aisle) sugar and water.
You smear a little bit on the ants' entrance holes, if you can find them, (ours were in the back of the cupboard) and watch the feeding frenzy begin!! I don't mean to make light of something serious, but it's like a Jonestown massacre for ants. The little guys smell this wonderful sugar syrupy stuff, big blobby rivers near their back door, and they're mesmerized. Sucking it down in a gluttonous, drunken state of euphoria, can't get enough... then they go home and die. (i hope!)
Hoping to come back to clean up the carcuses in the morning. we shall see.
bon appetit!!
p.s. one day i should have a website that includes a section of tutorials on all my homemade potions, crafts, DIY projects, from the domestic diva herself. ;-D just an idea..
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