DEAR JOAN: A friend from the Midwest said they control ant issues with borax and sugar, which is supposed to be nontoxic to people and pets. I mixed a small amount of laundry borax with a small amount ...

If your home has been overrun by ants and you're wondering whether borax is a viable solution to remove these pests, keep reading. Here, one pest control expert highlights the benefits of using borax ...

Every year, once warm weather arrives, we fight a battle to keep our home ant-free without nasty chemicals. Fortunately, I've recently found some DIY ant bait recipes that have worked like a charm!

Ants can get into your house through small gaps and cracks, but there are many natural and conventional ways to get rid of ...

That’s the advice a South Carolina reader passed along recently in an e-mail. He had ant hills on his paving-stone patio, but then his son sprinkled grits, uncooked and straight from the box, around ...

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DEAR JOAN: A friend from the Midwest said they control ant issues with borax and sugar, which is supposed to be nontoxic to people and pets. I mixed a small amount of laundry borax with a small amount ...

It can be mixed with a sugary substance to create a DIY formula to disrupt ants' digestive systems and kill colonies. Vinegar and other essential oils like peppermint and tea tree are natural ...