The best ant bait poison packet in the world

"The best in the world." That's a bold statement, but I've been dealing with ants in my kitchen for many years. I keep my kitchen clean, but if I fail to wash a knife I used for chicken, the ants swarm to it. These bait packets are the best way to eradicate ants. They take the bait back to the colony where the poison kills the queen and other ants. And I should mention the ants that invade my kitchen are protein ants. They love my roast chicken, especially chicken breast meat. Some ants seek sugar rather than protein, so a variation of these packets — such as mixing some of the poison with honey or jelly — might work better for sugar ants.

[hischildever]

Thank you so much for sharing that not all ants are attracted to sugar. I have been unsuccessfully trying to kill them for a couple of years and they only got worse. Did your aluminum foil test with meat and some juice. Well now l see with my eyes they are protein ants. No one else ever shared this needful bit of knowledge.
Again thank you.

[leendaroberto]

Well today you showed me there are two kinds of ants. For 2 weeks I have baited with sugar+borax+water to make a paste and a liquid. No luck. Next I tried powdered sugar +borax+water. No luck. Today I put out peanut butter+syrup+borax. No takers. I watched your video and I put out a piece of scrambled egg and they swarmed it. Now I will make your chicken bait and I am sure they will be gone. Thank you Dennis.

[gregatkinson]

See, the other ant killer folks always tell you to use a mix with sugar. Obviously that will NOT work for "protein ants." I put a combination of sugar and baking soda out on a trail I found by our front door and it did not do much good but then we noticed the ants often times carrying dead bugs around. This tells me (with your confirmation) that we have ants that want protein and not sugar. For Yellow Jackets I learned that they like sugar in the earlier time of the year but as fall approaches they then want protein rather than sugar. Just FYI folks. Great video and thank you.

[soniaharewood]

My ants don't like sugar or grease. This worked. I have only seen one or two ants since I made the bait. Will use it again.

[craigwcn]

I used this system for getting rid of our ants. It works. I had an old piece of chicken tender that I had over cooked. It was very dry, and I figured...let's give it a try. Like clockwork...after I minced the tender into as fine a particle size that I could with a sharp knife, I mixed in regular borax powder (same that you use in laundry) and placed the mixture into Ziplock baggies (3 of them). I left one end of the baggie unzipped so the ants could get in. The amount of Borax powder was about half a tablespoon. I didn't want the mixture to be too strong because I wanted the worker ants to make it back to the colony with the bait. The ants came in droves (verifying they were protein ants). A few days later...there were fewer ants. By the 4th day...they were all just about gone. The queen was terminated. This system works like a charm. The trick is understanding if the ants respond to protein or sugar. If they come back, I'll repeat this process. I have lots of Borax left over.

[tammyb]

I clean houses for a living and this might be a great tip to pass along to some of my clients who can't seem to get rid of their ants in the conventional way. However, I'm wondering if you couldn't just use a can of cat food or a jar if chicken baby food instead of having to chop up a chicken if you have it on hand...

[Mantras-and-Mystics]

The ants that were eating sugar a month ago are now eating protein! Different needs at different times of their growth cycle? 🤔

[banjodubghall]

Thank you so much. Darn black carpenter ants around mothers day start intruding on the house and now they gonna be exterminated. I hadn't thought of the difference of sugar ants and protein.

[trishduarte]

Just found your video. It's the best one out there! Like you, I have protein ants. No wonder tne ant baits I purchased and the borax, sugar and water traps I made didn't work. But turkey & borax in a bag worked great. Thanks!

[joesinakandid]

Ants are cannibalistic and when an ant dies it's buddies just consume it as part of their regular food supply. The ants that find the bait (either the protein as you described or Boric Acid and Sugar) will consume some of the bait before bringing a supply back to feed the colony.
Between the bait that is shared around and the now dying ants the Acid is spread around to kill the entire colony.
The protein and acid mix is also effective for Yellow Jackets, Hornets and Wasps and can be positioned UP out of the way of pets.

[Burt-Ro_LTR_ryder]

I didn't know about the two different types of ants thank you very much clearly wisdom comes with age sir I appreciate your time and the video was really good.

The video was long but it was very informative

[roachcoachn]

Assuming mine are protein/grease ants as well. They’re going after the wet cat food and won’t touch the bait traps from Walmart and hardware store. I bought food grade diatomaceous earth, Terro granules for around house perimeter, boric acid, and Combat 2 in 1 ant bait stations (supposedly works for both sugar and grease ants). Received everything today except the Combat traps so I’m going to try this method right now before they find my pantry cabinet! My only problem is the pets and keeping them away from harmful powders, sprays, and granules. That, and the fact that my mom’s house is literally falling apart and I can’t pinpoint where they’re coming in. This has been a yearly occurrence the last 3-4 years. Now that mom passed away last month, I’m trying to minimize any further damage to the house. I’ve been here for 3 weeks and completely overwhelmed.

[georgewashington]

Another tip.. used cat food pate.. so you dont have to mince chicken.. I have cats and ants have been attacking the leftovers of cat food. So now.. i used the pate cat food and mixed it with boric Acid. They have been eating it. Just did it last night .. waiting to see how fast it works.

[TheGreatestJuJu]

Why not add sugar as well so it works for both types of ants?

[johnvaldes]

Thank you for this video. I believe my ants are protein eaters since they go after the cat food I put out for the feral cats I feed outside. I will probably make these packets for the ants, hopefully the bags can keep the cats out of them. If not I will try small glass bottles with covers and just punch little holes on the cover. Great video. Thanks again.

[IAMGiftbearer]

This is very interesting! I never knew there were some ants that like sugar and some like protein! I have an ant hill in an area outside that I want to plant in so I'll try this to see if it gets rid of them!

[allendarlack]

Never knew about the two types of ants. I wonder if you mix hot water, sugar, and chicken. then mix the boric acid in a small plastic cup. Leave it out on a cap. wonder if both types of ants would go for it??

[akbychoice]

Canned meat like Canned Ham, spam, chicken, even tuna works. Canned cat or dog food.

[Ozow]

About chopping the meat up fine: would one of those chicken or tuna cans work? They are chopped up and usually fall apart quite easily

[misty]

Ants don't like regular pepper black if you go on picnic etc it stops them it bothers there smell senses