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Originally Posted by pseudoreality
1 part borax, 3 parts sugar - dissolve in a little warm water to make a paste. Add a little honey or maple syrup to make a nice sticky sweet substance. Put it in a couple containers with holes cut in the top for the ants to access (plastic bottle or margarine containers work well). The ants will take the borax solution back to the nest and it will kill the queen and everyone else.
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This is what we are currently trying - borax mixed with maple syrup, poured it in a pop can and faced the opening up close to the foundation so the birds can't get to it but lots of space for the dang ants.