Now this seems really
cruel for someone that doesn’t kill insects.
If a bee gets in my house, I will catch him with a jar and rescue him to
the great outdoors. If I spot a spider
or any insect enters my house, I will trick them into crawling on to my dust
pan and put them back outside where they belong. The only
insects I do not tolerate are flies and mosquitos – they really do just have to
go! However, I have ants sneaking into
my garage and I’m having troubles tolerating their choice so something had to
change! I also know that ants live in
colonies and one class within the colony is the worker/gatherer. Workers make
up approximately 10% of the colony and it’s their job to go out, find and
collect food then bring it back to feed the rest of the colony – another reason
I feel so guilty! None the less, I
hunted for a recipe on Pinterest and found this one.
Borax Ant Bait Recipe
Boil 2 cups of water.
Pour into an empty jar.
Add half cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons borax to hot water and stir until completely dissolved.
Soak cotton balls with
mixture.
Place cotton ball wherever
you have ants.
I checked my cotton balls
about a half hour later and they were fairly covered with ants! Feeling really guilty now!
I did not see any ants
around my garage door the next day! It
really sickens me that I would actually kill a colony but they have to learn
not to invade my garage! This is a huge
recipe – I would only make up a quarter of this recipe if I ever need to make it
again.
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