Bellacissa Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I just moved into a townhouse in Angeles and I'm fighting a neverending battle with black ants. I have sprayed down the door jambs, window sills, the back porch and the underside of the kitchen cabinets with ant spray. But, a day or two later, I'll find a few in the kitchen or bathroom again. Does anyone have a tried and true method of getting rid of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjack2847 Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I just moved into a townhouse in Angeles and I'm fighting a neverending battle with black ants. I have sprayed down the door jambs, window sills, the back porch and the underside of the kitchen cabinets with ant spray. But, a day or two later, I'll find a few in the kitchen or bathroom again. Does anyone have a tried and true method of getting rid of them? Anything you do will only last a few days it is unfortunately a never ending battle I can get rid of them for a day or two but they always come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) If you can find products that contain borax (boric acid), that will kills the nests. Unfortunately, they are hard to find here. E.g. http://www.amazon.com/Boric-Acid-Roach-Ant-Killer/dp/B0016J1MZG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1454025260&sr=8-5&keywords=ant+killer+powder Or you might try this idea: http://www.trendymomreviews.com/2013/06/win-it-20-mule-team-borax-for-many-uses.html Edited January 28, 2016 by OnMyWay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tukaram (Tim) Posted January 29, 2016 Popular Post Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) Best thing I found was boric acid. It is not used as a cleaner here - you have to get it at a well stocked hardware store. They use it as welding flux. It is cheap and one can lasts almost forever. You mix a liquid and pour it around affected areas. It is mixed with sugar, to attract the ants to it. Then when they get the boric acid in their hives it will kill them, and quite often their queen. I find that it kills them effectively within a day or two. Of course a new group will move in soon.... Welcome to the Philippines! :tiphat: 2 cups warm water 1 Tbl boric acid 1/2 C sugar. You need to use warm water to get the sugar to dissolve. I put it in a well labelled water bottle. Edited January 29, 2016 by Tukaram (Tim) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjack2847 Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 If you live next door to somebody who doesn`t care about ants you can kill the ants but the next door people will attract new ones never ending battle I`m afraid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert k Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 When it comes to ants I think the battle is already lost. I kept a clean house but the ants weren't just after food, although they will take it if they can find it, they want a water supply too. I used ant chalk outlining where my trash goes and under countertops and occasionally sprayed dilute bleach when I had a massive invasion but the thing that slowed them down the most was moth balls by the front and back doors and on window sills. I believe they communicate with pheromones and the mothballs outgassing screws that up, as does bleaching their trails. Good luck. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) Boric acid dont work on our army of ants.. The thousands of Queens are an airforce division.. They lay their eggs on the underside of all our trees leaves..When they hatch they come down from the trees and join forces with a one track mind....My house! Ive murdered millions of them..Problem is there are billions! Edited January 29, 2016 by fred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 Best thing I found was boric acid. It is not used as a cleaner here - you have to get it at a well stocked hardware store. They use it as welding flux I didn't know about the use for welding. Can you tell me exactly what I should ask for? Just "boric acid for welding"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 Best thing I found was boric acid. It is not used as a cleaner here - you have to get it at a well stocked hardware store. They use it as welding flux I didn't know about the use for welding. Can you tell me exactly what I should ask for? Just "boric acid for welding"? No dont confuse them! Just ask for Boric acid...If they dont know what it is they will just say "Out of stock". Big bottles of it in our major hardware labelled "Boric acid". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted January 29, 2016 Posted January 29, 2016 Boric acid dont work on our army of ants.. The thousands of Queens are an airforce division.. They lay their eggs on the underside of all our trees leaves..When they hatch they come down from the trees and join forces with a one track mind....My house! Ive murdered millions of them..Problem is there are billions! Do you know what kind of ant it is? It sounds like it might be termites. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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