How to Kill Ants & Yard Bugs
Ants and other yard bugs can be frustrating ailments to deal with in your front or backyard, or in your garden. Luckily there are some natural at home remedies you can try to get rid of these pests, without the use of harmful pesticides, which can sometimes damage the yard and garden too. Learning how to rid your lawn of annoying ants and yard bugs is the first step to reclaiming your territory and getting rid of bugs. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- 1 1/2 cups pipe tobacco
- 1 quart of water
- Strainer
- Rubber gloves
- Garden hose spray attachment with jug
- Baby powder
- 2 cups ammonia
- ¼ cup of lemon juice
- 1 cup unscented baby shampoo
Instructions
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Place 1 1/2 cups of pipe tobacco into a quart of water and let it sit overnight to soak and mix up well. Strain the mixture in the morning to remove tobacco from the solution. Do this wearing rubber gloves to protect skin.
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Pour your solution into a garden spray bottle that attaches to your hose and head out to your lawn. Locate any ant mounds and spray them with a liberal amount of the mixture. You can also simply pour the solution over hills too.
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Spray the rest of your lawn area liberally with the mixture, making more as needed depending on lawn size. This mixture works to kill other bugs in the yard, like spiders or fleas, along with ants. Do this treatment once a week to prevent bugs.
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Pour some baby powder on the ant hills you find leftover, or over any group of ants you see away from the mound. This will further help kill any remainders, and baby powder will usually blow away or soak into the ground without harming soil.
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Mix together two cups of ammonia, with 1/4 a cup of lemon juice, and 1 cup of unscented baby shampoo. Pour solution into your garden hose sprayer and spray down your lawn. This will help kill and discourage flying bugs, like mosquitoes. Do this one or two times a week.
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References
- Photo Credit ants treasure 1. image by mdb from Fotolia.com
