How to Kill Lawn Ants Organically
- 1). Dig straight into the center of any visible ant hills that are observed. Using the spade, slice into the ant hill to open it up. You will see ants with small white bundles, which are eggs, and you may see a very large ant, which is the queen.
- 2). Leave the ant hill open for one day to allow insect predators the opportunity to access the ants and provide exposure to the elements.
- 3). Dig into the ant hill again the next day to expose more of the infestation and observe ant activity. Expose the most active part of the hill, cutting into the section with the most ant movement.
- 4). Pour boiling water into the center of the hill and leave it exposed for another day.
- 5). Observe the opened ant hill on the third day. If there is still a lot of ant activity or if it appears that there has been a lot of repair to the nest, spade into the center of the nest again, a little deeper, and again pour boiling water into the center.
- 6). Rake the dirt back over the ant hill location and tamp it down firmly when ant activity has greatly decreased or stopped. Reseed with grass seed, water, cover with some light material such as chopped hay and tend the area until grass is well established. Watch for any new ant activity.
