Grits To Kill Ants
I think they explode more if it rains after they eat them or if they drink water after they eat them.
Grits to kill ants. Research plots have demonstrated that using grits does not control fire ants. I tried corn meal and grits. Fire ants will eat them and the moisture inside their bodies will cause the grits to expand and the ants to explode. Do grits kill fire ants.
Somehow moisture is involved. I have always been told or heard that if you put corn meal on a ant mound it will kill them so i decided to find out. The theory is they will eat it then with moisture. Sprinkle some dry grits around the anthill.
Sprinkle grits on the mound. If you have two mounds in close proximity take a shovel wrap the handle above the blade with a rag that has gasoline kerosene diesel on it to keep the ants from climbing the handle to your hands of mound 1 and dump it on mound 2. Nice thought and i ve tried it. Fire ant remedies that just don t work for the average yard.
Water dispensing item soda bottle or plant feeder 2 cups dry grits. You ll see results in as little as 24 hours and entire anthills will be. I should try this. Make sure the grits are dry.
There is a humane and organic way to get rid of ants from your lawn area that is free of chemicals. I know you ve heard about this one. White vinegar kills ants and also repels them. The remedy is based on the premise that the notorious stinging ants will eat the grits the grits will swell up inside their stomachs and the pressure will cause them to explode.
Second way is much more fun. I feel bad for the little guys but by golly i was sick of the invasions. The ants will eat the grits drink some water and then swell up and explode. Theory is that the ants eat the dried grits consume water grits swell and kill the ants.
Same is true for grits and ants or so the book i found says. However this theory is incorrect because fire ant workers cannot eat solid food. When the ants eat them the grits expand to many times their dry size and it causes the ants to explode. The theory behind the use of grits as a fire ant control is that the ants will eat the grits which swell in their stomachs causing them to explode.
This home remedy probably originated from ant bait products that use corn grits as the carrier for the chemical bait.