Sorry abt the Shaking...Permanent hand disability!
I teach you how to Safely & Easily kill ALL of the WHY’s (Wasps,Hornets,Yellow Jackets) & Ants that are buggin’ you Not just individuals, but their entire colonies
This is totally safe around Honeybees (as Brad shows you) & the best part is you'll kill WHY’s for a huge radius around your home, cabin or kick back property
"Boric Acid" is a natural insecticide, mixed light allows the insects time to take it back & feed their colony
In 5-14 days they’ll all dead
If you mix it heavy two things can happen
1. Few of the insects will eat it as it is bitter & acidy
2. If they do eat it, it will kill them in seconds & they won't make it back to feed the colony.
Killing the colony is important as they have brood (larva) that will become adults in just days & you'll be infested again
I use this throughout the summer when ever I notice WHY’s flying around poaching from bees or what ever I'm eating or drinking. I use it in the spring just as the snow is melting when the temps are above 40 in the day & in the fall August through October
In the spring (for us, Feb or Mar), the only hornets & wasps flying are new queens who are searching for a food supply to build their own kingdom, so killing them in early spring for me, wipes out most if not all of the potential colonies that WOULD HAVE BEEN. Consequently we don't see many, if any at all most of the summer
Toward fall we'll begin seeing them again as they have migrated into our area, or if food is scarce & they're just foraging hard. We have honeybees so they are constantly trying to rob the bees
Bees pay no attention to this, so they're safe & the WHY’s are goners
NOTE:
While I’ve never seen anyones kids just go up & drink out of an unkwn container, we do not have little children & DO NOT ALLOW ANY children around the apiaries, so we use soda pop cans & other recycled containers. USE YOUR BRAINS & COMMON SENSE...Do not leave this in ANY container where children could get it. It may be dangerous if ingested but moreover-It will have stinging insects using it & they can be VERY protective of their food source.
Boric Acid/Borax is deadly to ANY insect in any quantity ingested
The trick is getting them to eat it!
NOTE: Boric acid has been used for human medicinal purposes for 100’s of years. Use good judgement
My RECIPE
Sweet fruit juice or any flavor of sugar laden drink or soda pop
Dilute juice at least half & half with water
You can also use 1c sugar to 6-8c water. (1:8 is soda pop)
If you have honeybees around you should use 1:4 up to 8 to make it to weak for honeybees. Honeybees do not take fruit juices & soda pop
Found at supermarkets & hardware stores as roach killer, Make sure the label ingredients are only: "Boric Acid"
Borax is a laundry powder & found at any supermarket
Recipe:
Juice or sugary liquid as described above
-1-3tsp Boric Acid or Borax per 1/2 gallon of liquid
-Mix well (you may need to use a blender)
-FLYING INSECTS
-Put in containers like old juice bottles or as stated, we use old pop cans, & put them out of the reach of dogs & kids (they like sweet drinks)
Put a stick in the can so the WHY’s can climb out & take the drink back to their colony, you don't want them to drown in the liquid or it defeats your "kill the colony" goal
At this very low dosage of BA WHY’s will not notice the acidic flavor & will return time & time again to feed their colonies & in short order, eventually kill every one of the insects that have eaten it, including the larva
Fermenting stuff; Tuna &/or fruit in a little vinegar, & even beer
ANTS:
Ants like Sugar Water best & they really like it at 1 part sugar to 2 parts water
I use empty, unwashed cat food or tuna fish cans. The left over meat is an attractant & the sugar water seals the deal
Put the cans where animals & children can not access them
Put them out of the sun & wind as it will dehydrate the sugar water & it will become thick & honey like & the bitter taste of the poison will be more prevalent & the ants may not take it
Dry Powder
You can use this where you don't want to put liquid but it must be kept dry
Mix 1/4 tsp - 1/4c Boric Acid or Borax in about 1c of powdered sugar & sprinkle this sugar dust where ants travel. (I prefer 1tsp BoricAcid)
If you use Borax you will need to grind it into a fine powder before adding it to the sugar
It may take 5-14 days to kill their colony. You'll notice fewer & fewer ants visiting the area until none will come back because the colony is sick, dying or dead
LIQUID
1c sugar
2c water
1/4 tsp Boric Acid or Borax
Bring water & sugar to boil
Cool.
Add Boric Acid/Borax
Feed from containers that ants can access without drowning
Refill daily
As Always:
This is what "I do", it's up to you to ALWAYS use your own research & more importantly...common sense
I welcome your comments & questions & I do my best to answer as many as I physically can
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