Get rid of ants naturally, self-sufficiently, and inexpensively. There are few things in life more annoying than an ant problem. Not only do they make a mess, but they invade your food, ruin your picnic and ruin your chances with that cute girl/guy at the swimming pool. But have no fear because with some determination and effort getting them out of your home is not that complicated. How to kill lawn ants, including yellow jackets, carpenter, and ground ants. Ants are a common garden pest. They damage plants by chewing on the leaves and stems. They also feed on plant juices. If a plant becomes too unhealthy, they move on to other hosts. […] lawn ants and rooting aphids, while another chemical mixture kills wood-destroying or bark-infesting pests like carpenter ants and termites. Ants are one of the most common insects in North America and are found in almost every yard. These little creatures have a common problem: They like to find the healthiest part of your lawn and build nests there. While not all ant species do this, some can cause serious damage to your yard if left uncontrolled. If you’ve been noticing new unexplained holes in your lawn or a lack of grass growth, it’s quite possible that ants live near you. Learn more below!

How To Kill Lawn Ants

Landscape

Landscaping for lawn ants is easy and can be done with a few simple steps.

• First, remove any debris from your yard that may be enticing to the ants, such as fallen leaves or branches from trees.
• Next, you will want to rake up any loose dirt on the ground around your house and put it into piles away from where you will be working with pesticides in order to avoid contamination of those areas by chemicals.
• Lastly, apply pesticides directly onto lawn ant hills using either a broadcast sprayer or an aerosol can—this will kill off these pests immediately!

Lawn Ants

If you have an ant infestation in your yard, you’re not alone. According to the Entomological Society of America, there are over 200 species of ants in the United States and they can be found almost anywhere. Lawn ants (Lasius spp.) are small, dark brown to black in color and live in colonies that may number from a few hundred to several thousand individuals. They typically build their nests under stones or logs on your lawn but will also inhabit soil around trees or shrubs as well as plant roots near the ground surface. Lawn ants feed on other insects such as aphids and leafhoppers, plus they’ll eat sweet substances like honeydew produced by some kinds of sap-feeding insects.

Kill

• Spray them with ant killer.
• If you don’t want to use chemicals, use boiling water. Boiling water is effective because it kills the ants on contact and also heats their bodies up so they fall off if they’re clinging to something like your countertop or a leaf. Boil the water in a large pot and then pour it on top of where the ants are crawling. If there is any leftover residue on your countertop or other surfaces after wiping up the dead bodies, wipe that away with some paper towels so that no one will get cut by them later! This method works best when combined with either method below:
• If you want to get rid of them permanently, remove their nest(s).

Keep lawn ants in place.

• Keep ants in place.
• Keep your lawn healthy and green.
• Keep your lawn clean.
• Keep your lawn watered.
• Keep your yard mowed to prevent problems with weeds, pests and debris.