1. Preparation: Pick ripe bananas with dark spots. Eat the fruit and keep the peels.
2. Prepare the solution: Mix half a liter of hot water with 10 grams of boric acid in a container.
3. Soak the peels: Dip banana peels in the prepared solution and let them rest for several hours.
4. Place the peels: Once impregnated, remove the peels and cut them into small pieces.
5. Distribution: Place shell pieces under bushes and along trails where you see ants.
6. Elimination process: Ants will be attracted to impregnated shells. They’ll bring the boric acid back to the nest.
7. Result: Even if they don’t die immediately, boric acid will accumulate in their bodies and eventually eliminate the entire colony, including the queen.
8. Additional benefit: Banana peels, when decomposing, act as a natural fertilizer for plants.
This method is safe and effective to control ants in your garden without harming other beneficial insects.
