Q: With the recent rains and cold weather my house has been invaded by ants. I heard that you can use boric acid to kill ants in the house, and that it’s nontoxic. How do I use it? A: All pesticides ...

The best way to get rid of ants is using borax or boric acid bait that they carry back to the colony. Ants love kitchens because of food crumbs, grease and water—so keeping things clean is the first ...

A: Boric acid is a powder that removes the waxy coating on the exterior of the insect's body when they crawl over it. The waxy coating is used to retain water and without it the insect quickly dies ...

Sarah in Burke writes: “After all the rainy weather this winter, I have ants everywhere: the dining room, kitchen, even a second-story bedroom. They just laugh at commercial bait traps. What can I do ...

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Spring is kicking into high gear with pleasant temperatures, blooming gardens and plenty of rain. But as the season gets warmer, insect activity can quickly become a nuisance in and around your home.

That’s the advice a South Carolina reader passed along recently in an e-mail. He had ant hills on his paving-stone patio, but then his son sprinkled grits, uncooked and straight from the box, around ...

If you're a fan of household remedies, from nontoxic insect repellents to homemade soaps and shampoos, try these two books: "Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance" (Storey ...

Question: I live on the east side of Escondido and wouldlike to plant a hydrangea bush. Do you have any suggestions? Wouldit grow OK next to my condo? The location gets quite a bit of sun.—- Virginia ...

Got ants? Get grits. That’s the advice a South Carolina reader passed along recently in an e-mail. He had ant hills on his paving-stone patio — the creepy things built dozens of hills between the ...