What household product will get rid of ants in the yard and flower beds without killing the grass or flowers??

That is an easy one. When I was in Montana, we mixed molasses and vineagar in a small dish. This attracted all the pests to it. They go to eat it and get stuck and die. Ants are attracted to sweets, Molasses is sweet and sticky as well as covers up the smell of vineagar. The vineagar kills then as well. Try this and see if it helps, We did this to nats, I am curious if this will work for ants. In theory it will work.

What household product will get rid of ants in the yard and flower beds without killing the grass or flowers??
Baby Powder, it chokes them out. They will die.
Reply:If you pour a quarter cup of gasoline down their hill entrance they will go away. Be careful not to splash it onto nearby plants.
Reply:corn meal, the worker ants feed it to the queen and when she drinks the corn meal plumps up and kills her and the mound goes away. It takes a day or two but it won't hurt kids or animals. Another way is to move (with a shovel) one mound to another one and they will kill each other off.
Reply:I know how this is going to sound, but try "Grits", just sprinkle a few around and then let it be for a while the ants will take the "Grits" back to the nest and eat it then get water and explode....but the best part of this is you wont have to worry about a kid or pets putting the "Grits" in there mouth will not do anything to hurt them.....


Best of luck to you...
Reply:cinnamon works too, they wont cross a line of cinnamon, i used it...if it's around your house try the new stuff called Home Defense it's great we used that and no ants!
Reply:baby powder, baking soda or even baking powder
Reply:ammonia and dish soap. I saw it on the news yesterday.
Reply:Buy an anteater.
Reply:21 mule team BORAX


it is a detergent/powdered bleach type of thing


sprinkle it all around your house (on the outside) and under the house, if possible


the bugs carry it to their nest and it kills the population
Reply:i have the secret--you can buy it at any pool supply house or home depot in the pool supply area-- Diatomatious earth or D.E. you can spread this around your flower beds and gardens to controll ants roaches with out killing your flowers. good luck
Reply:There is a product called, "TERRO ANT KILLER". It is sold in most stores where other insecticides are sold. Follow the directions and it will work.