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2. Here's How to Get Rid of Ants in Your Home and Yard for Good

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   It’s tempting to spray ants with insecticide, but it doesn’t really accomplish anything. “We call it revenge spraying. It feels good, but it’s not going to stop your problem,” says Suiter.

3. How To Get Rid of Ants From Your Home With 4 Simple Tricks - AOL

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   A four-pronged approach — clean, spray, bait, and seal — helped me get rid of an ant infestation.

4. How To Get Rid Of Ants In Your House Once And For All - AOL

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   · Odorous house ants are about 1/8-inch long and are fast movers; ... · Minimize clutter and clean up leaf litter in the yard, which provides a safe haven for ant nests.

5. Formic acid - Wikipedia

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   Formic acid (from Latin formica 'ant'), systematically named methanoic acid, is the simplest carboxylic acid, and has the chemical formula HCOOH and structure H−C(=O)−O−H. It is an important intermediate in chemical synthesis and occurs naturally, most notably in some ants. Esters, salts and the anion derived from formic acid are called ...

6. Longhorn crazy ant - Wikipedia

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   However, this species can fire/shoot a formic acid spray from its abdomen when under attack by other insects or attacking other insects. When the longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis) bends its abdomen while aiming at an enemy insect, it is typically shooting its hard-to-see acid. These ants can be touched safely, similar to the ghost ants.

7. Borax - Wikipedia

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   Borax is used in pest control solutions because it is toxic to ants and rats. Because it is slow-acting, worker ants will carry the borax to their nests and poison the rest of the colony. [ 23 ] Borax is more effective than zinc borate for termite control but a 1997 paper concluded that exposing at least 10% of the total colony population was ...