How to Get Rid of Ants in Yard or Driveway
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Published 2023-10-01
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Short Version of Video: • Best Ant Killer for Driveway
I've always had problems with ant hills in the cracks of my driveway. In the past i would spray them with commercial ant killer. It worked ok, but the ants usually came back within a week - and the spray cost around $20.
With this new method - liquid dish soap and boiling/hot water - it works better, cost a lot less, safe for kids and pets, and can be easily sprayed multiple times. Plus i'm spraying down a lot more volume of liquid to help get in deep and hopefully kill the queen.
0:00 Intro
0:40 Mixture to Use & Why it Works
1:20 How to Apply
1:55 Boiling Water & Soap
2:47 Spraying Ants
4:08 Results 1-Day
4:34 Results 1-Week
5:05 Results 1-Month
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All Comments (21)
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Borax with sugar water or honey in an old foil pie plate with a cover and a few access holes. We had a big ant problem and laid a few of those around the yard and haven't seen ants anywhere for a year
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I like you being honest that it only works 50/50. That's the kind of success rate what I would expect. Also, I don't get the boiling water though. By the time the boiling water get into your tank, mixed with dish soap and sprayed and soaked underground, it would have cooled off significantly. I don't think it is hot enough to kill ants a feet down.
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Just watched your whole-house water filter 4-year update video then watched this one. Just wanted to say thanks for sharing your knowledge. I hit that like on both videos and that sub button. =)
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I purchased a wooden shed for my backyard and went out there today to build shelves inside. I noticed ants all along the bottom sill on one side. I’ll spray this solution along the outside, and then maybe add some spray foam to (hopefully) keep them out.
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Probably works great, but after that, use a pressure washer, clean out cracks, and use a sealer, asphalt/concrete appropriate.
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Gas...works ! If out in open after soaking for a while, then lit'er up ! Makes a nice whump de thumpie ! No kids were hurt..... 100% effective ! Also works great on yellow jacket nest in ground.....after dark !
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I'm going to try this thanks.
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Thank you
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ima try this tmrw. nice one.
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If you do the same opération in the grass, will it kill the grass too?
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Those are some nasty cracks!!! I would also try a driveway sealer to fill up the large holes... Javel also works well... kills the ants for good and they don't return!
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Does this work in the actual yard on ant hills?
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Coffee grind works very good, also
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Giving this a go tomorrow. If it works I’ll definitely be subscribing. Be back in a few days!
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What about your yard
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why the boiling water versus all hot tap water?
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Will it kill carpenter ants ? I get them in the basement occasionally and I'm sealing up the eaves !
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Does this work on fire ants
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Gasoline and used motor oil work even better
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Seems to me this video should be: add water, add soap, spray the ants ... THEN REPAIR THE CRACK. Especially since you did a 1-month time lapse. I like the "after a day/ after a week" idea, but after 4 weeks... the crack should have been repaired.
