I told you a couple of days ago I was bitten/stung – yet again – by fire ants while I was out working in the yard. Apparently, I’m at least mildly allergic, since my forearm swelled up, had welts on it, and itched and hurt for two days before finally subsiding. I’m ready for war.
I talked to my good friend, Nora, who sent me a solution that has worked for her. I’m going to try it and wanted to share it with you.
RECIPE:
1/4 cup Borax
3/4 cup sugar
Enough water to make a thicky syrup
USING:
Soak cotton ball in mixture, and put near ant nest. (Apparently, the ants are drawn to the sugar and are killed by the borax in a couple of days.)
I will definitely try this. I’ll let you know if it works for me.
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Glad you are better!
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Thanks so much, Robin. That’s very kind of you. I hope you have a wonderful day.
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Good to hear, that you are feeling better again Linda.
I have troubles with the bites of many kind of insects and need to use allergy medication against this.
Ants can be a huge challenge to get rid of.
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I seem to have worse reactions now than ever before in my life. I’m hoping that the borax and sugar works. The heat index is over 100 this afternoon, so I’ll wait until tomorrow to mix this up and try it. You be careful, too, and keep the allergy medicine handy.
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