I was looking for boric acid for small brown ants...will this work for ants?
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I do not know for sure. But I also used the DEKKO squares which have boric acid, for silverfish, in between 2 inch squares of paper. To be totally honest I haven't seen any ants for quite some time. When I first moved in it was a new condo. I did have some ants. I used the little ant traps. The ones where they take the poison back to the nest on their bodies. I would say Boric Acid is working in conjunction with the ant traps. Good luck.
48910
well i am not that sure, it worked wonders on small roaches..i never saw them again. I believe it will work on any sort of insect..
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Buy Borax powder in your local supermarket, and sprinkle a thin line along the walls, no more ants!
48912
Yes it will work perfectly to kill all the ants, roaches, etc. Indeed it kills all insects. This is a very powerful product. Since I introduced it in my home, no more roaches nor insects. Sprinkle around corners and little holes in your house especially in the kitchen area, cabinets, under the stove, fridge, etc
1024609
Just had an exterminator out at the house and he told me this can be useful if the ants are craving something sweet. If they are looking for water, then no. I guess that answers your question.
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I received "FC ANT KILLER Bait Gel". I used it with "sweet ants" (those teeny tiny ones) and found it did not help much. I had much more luck with a bottle of Terro Ant Killer, placed on cardboard and replaced twice daily. They swarmed the Terro but never really touched the gel. Was disappointed in my results. I'm going to try both again as I am now finding Carpenters around.
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I don't know if they work on carpenter ants. I had the little black ants but it's worth a try, just read the directions carefully.
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Sorry Lucinda, we are opposite, don't have regular ants, so I don't know answer to that question. Sorry
2046655
Not sure what type off ants you have.I have successfully used the product on carpenter ants, sugar ants, black ants.seems to kill most ants.
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I've been using mine for about 6 years now, and it's worked great until just this month. The last application doesn't seem to be working at all though... I've put it out like 5 times over the last two weeks and the ants are still there worse than ever. One of the optigard tubes has also turned brown, but one is still clear... neither has been effective. Boric acid isn't supposed to have a shelf life if kept at proper temperatures (which mine has), so I'm not sure what's up, but I'm pretty bummed. It's worked well enough that I'm going to order more right now though, so that's something.
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Thank you for the question. I am sorry wee do not sell something similar for large ants.
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No - I used about 2" of the tube output to kill what seemed like 1k ants. I have 99% of the tubes still left. But for the small cost of the four pack, it's still an insane deal..even if I never use any more ;-)
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Probably not for the ants. It probably only works with creatures that eat wood and blocks some enzyme associated with digesting wood. I think it could prevent mold on wood, but if it already has mold, you should replace the wood first.
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PLEASE NO NO NO!!!!! Kills the ants well and will not hurt pets. BUT NEVER USE IT ON THEM!
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I have used it successfully with those really small "sugar" and "ghost" ants that come in the house. It also worked on the larger ants going up the wall of my home toward the roof. I really bought too much--I still have quite a bit left and have only had to retreat 2-3 times since I bought it at least several years ago.
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I do not know the answer to this question. It has work greatly for the ants we have however. Smile.
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probably not, and there is no need. I've placed several pea-sized drops on a tree trunk that had an ant nest (ants were going up and down the tree constantly). The ants will find the gel. In my experience, after a couple days, the ants were gone
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I sprayed this directly on ants and it didn't kill them. I sprinkled baby powder on ants and it worked (as did Chlorox Clean up). I've made boundaries of the baby powder and it blocks the ant trails until it blows away.
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Karen, I bought it for roaches, but the active ingredient Boric Acid always killed the ants i had in San Antonio. It takes a while but ants and roaches eat the tablets and die. directions say about six or so per room, i use about 10.
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I'm not sure, but would give it a try. I use it as a "generic pesticide" and it manages to minimize all the little "pests" around here in Tulsa. Heard about this at Home Depot (an employee said they use this to spray their stock - at least at the store I frequent). Your "biting ants" may (or may not) be too resistant for this, but it's certainly worth a try.