Boiling Water Bomb Pour boiling water directly into the ant hill entrance. It cooks the colony instantly—no chemicals needed.
Baking Soda & Powdered Sugar Mix Combine equal parts baking soda and powdered sugar. The sugar lures them, the soda kills them.
White Vinegar Spray Mix equal parts white vinegar and water. Pour or spray into the mound—it disrupts scent trails and kills on contact.
Dish Soap & Water Solution Mix a tablespoon of dish soap in a quart of water. Pour into nests to suffocate the ants.
Diatomaceous Earth (DE) Sprinkle food-grade DE around the hill. It pierces their exoskeletons and dehydrates them.
Cinnamon Barrier Ants hate cinnamon. Sprinkle it thickly around the hill to disrupt their movement and repel new arrivals.
Borax & Sugar Trap Mix 1 part Borax with 3 parts sugar and a little water. Place near the hill. The colony takes it back and it spreads.
Orange Oil & Dish Soap Mix Mix 3 oz of orange oil with 1 tbsp dish soap in a gallon of water. Pour it down the hill—it dissolves their exoskeletons.