On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:50:20 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

According to what I read about using the water/sugar/boric acid solution,
it's supposed to be taken back to the nest to feed the queen. In theory it
should work.

Boric Acid dissolves the exoskeleton when the critter walks on it.
They don't eat it, but simply walk across the powder. Soon they
evaporate, so to speak. They may carry the acid into the nest and
other ants die as a result.

Make a sweet spot and have them walk over the acid. Mom called it a
Cupcake.

Mix a small amount of water into dry bori acid. Keep this water at a
minimum. The idea is make a thick paste.

Use a bottle cap and fill it with paste.

A small drip of stawberry preserves on top. Sprinkle around the
preserves with dry boric acid.

They can't resist the sweets :-)