09-06-2010, 06:09 PM
OK, this is from the Konaweb FAQs
"How can I control ants in Hawaii?
A.Use this time tested recipe:
1 teaspoon boric acid
6 tablespoons sugar
2 cups hot water (this water must be really hot)
Mix ingredients and pour over cotton balls. Put mixture in cottage cheese containers with lids and poke holes about 1/8" from the bottom. Don't worry if you have more ants the first couple of days. After third day, ant problem should be gone. BE SURE NOT TO PUT THIS WHERE CHILDREN AND PETS CAN GET INTO IT.
Also, remember that in Hawaii you must seal up any "opened" or partially eaten food items in plastic bags or put them in the refrigerator immediately or bugs you didn't even know were around will appear from nowhere - fast. Don't put food on the floor or the ground, either, or you're asking for sudden ant infestations (pizza boxes, bags of cookies, etc). Keep areas around pet food bowls clean, and even think of setting pet food bowls in little saucers of water to keep ants out. (Works great!)"
"How can I control ants in Hawaii?
A.Use this time tested recipe:
1 teaspoon boric acid
6 tablespoons sugar
2 cups hot water (this water must be really hot)
Mix ingredients and pour over cotton balls. Put mixture in cottage cheese containers with lids and poke holes about 1/8" from the bottom. Don't worry if you have more ants the first couple of days. After third day, ant problem should be gone. BE SURE NOT TO PUT THIS WHERE CHILDREN AND PETS CAN GET INTO IT.
Also, remember that in Hawaii you must seal up any "opened" or partially eaten food items in plastic bags or put them in the refrigerator immediately or bugs you didn't even know were around will appear from nowhere - fast. Don't put food on the floor or the ground, either, or you're asking for sudden ant infestations (pizza boxes, bags of cookies, etc). Keep areas around pet food bowls clean, and even think of setting pet food bowls in little saucers of water to keep ants out. (Works great!)"