little ants all over the kitchen. eating on the ripe bannana's, etc.
just read a few day ago to mix sugar and borate in a pan with water and bring to a bial, and put out in coffee pans, plastic tops, etc.
they act like they're afraid of this concoction. seriously.
how does one get rid of an infestation of ants? anyone know for sure?
You may have made the brew with too much Borax so it's too strong, or once it dries out it stops working.
Ants are smart. If the workers die right away the ants will see it as a threat rather than a food source. Killing the workers is irrelevant; there are millions of them but the bait has to get back to the Queen, (or Queens), to eliminate the problem.
Terro is a Borax based bait and the Borax is only around 6%, and the rest is the other ingredients that make the bait attractive. That's close to a 20/1 mix sugar/borax.
Right now I'm dealing with Fire Ants on my property and it's taking a while to eliminate them but you have to get them to eat the bait or it won't get back to the Queen.
Remix your bait, try pancake syrup or maybe just buy some Terro.
These Fire Ants are amazing and the most aggressive ants I have ever seen in NA. I kind of like their attitude but they gotta go... their tiny little stings take a couple of months to heal and can leave 1/4" scars.