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On Monday, 9 April 2018 17:32:26 UTC+1, S Viemeister wrote:
On 4/9/2018 10:07 AM, Huge wrote:
On 2018-04-09, S Viemeister wrote:
On 4/9/2018 8:17 AM, alan_m wrote:

50:50 Borax and Icing sugar. You need something they take back to their
colony.

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Boric acid, not borax. From what I read, the former is more effective. After
2 or 3 days of feeding frenzy, the ants vanished completely.

I keep borax on hand for other purposes, so that's what I use. It does
seem to work.


Another thing that works is a can of fruit minus the fruit. I found that out by accident. I don't like to kill them, but nothing else gets them out and they're a real problem.


NT