How to get rid of Ants with fruit

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By EatTheSnot
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Have ant's invading your home? Have you tried the Borax and sugar combination? Did it work? For me it did not. But here is a new way to try the borax and sugar combination I came up with one night eating a piece of watermelon. Read below to find out what I did.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Borax
Fruit
Sugar

Step 1

First, take and get fruit that has a high water content, example ... watermelon, strawberries, raspberries. The best that has worked for me is the watermelon.
Step 2

Next, take a 6 inch piece of rind, with approximately 1 inch of red watermelon still attached. Place this piece on a container that can be thrown out after use.
Step 3

Next, sprinkle the Borax all over the piece of watermelon, make sure that it is well coated. Then sprinkle a bit of sugar over the top of the fruit and borax. Because of the high water content of the melon, the sugar and borax will be mushy, you want it this way!
Step 4

Lastly, place this piece right in the path of ants. It may take a few minutes for them to find it, but when they do they will swarm to the fruit. The smell of the fruit will help them find it, and keep them there for a long time. In about three days there will no longer see any more ants. If you do, try again, but add extra borax to the fruit.

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honeybeemay said

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on 11/14/2009 We have the worst time with black ants. Definatly going to try this.

npd65 said

on 10/22/2009 The ants just started coming in and it's the end of October. I'll definitely try this.

csmarie said

on 10/7/2009 I'm going to try this - very innovative way to get rid of Ants with fruit. 5*

kip29 said

on 7/15/2009 This is an interesting take on the traditional borax and sugar ant traps. Fortunately, I was able to get rid of mine just using the traditional method, but I think I like this one better...