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Is this the most effective ant killer?

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I might just try it.

Whether it be summer or winter, the first thing you need to be prepared for… are ants. It’s a big problem where we live and I can tell you that we have tried everything known to mankind.

So it is with great interest that I actually read this whole recipe. The Borax and Sugar, Ant Killer is easy and safe. It is used in a liquid form, and therefore, easy to use.

It costs next to nothing to make and lasts a year. And as per the author of this recipe, they haven’t had the ant problem for a whole year!

I am going to give this a try. And so should you if you are having this problem. Get the recipe here.

Comments

  1. Hello,

    I live in the South and not only do we have sugar ants, we also have fire ants which bite, sting, and itch. One day, I accidentally discovered that they hate mint. Now, when they appear in my yard or garden, I put a sprig of mint in the mound and within a few days they disappear. Sometimes it will take root, but most times it doesn’t.

    Now I only need to see if this will work on carpenter ants.

    Debbie in sunny North West Florida

  4. I soaked a cotton ball with the Borax/sugar mixture and set the cotton ball on a sour cream lid then I set the lid in my cabinet where the ants were. Within a day or 2 the ants were gone. I heard it is not safe for animals.

  5. Do NOT use Borax if you have animals or small children that could come in contact with it.

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Book Review: The Festival of Lights

As if Diwali weren’t colorful and fun enough, The Festival of Lights: A Lift-the-flap Diwali Celebration by Namita Moolani Mehra, illustrated by Darshika Varm, makes it even more fun to read about with flaps and things to lift and pull to see more information or details in the illustrations. 

The book is a story about a family getting ready for Diwali and what happens on the different days of the five-day celebration. There’s cleaning, shopping, crafting, food preparation and getting the home altar ready for the big day. 

It covers decorating the outside of the house with rangoli, diyas and lanterns, buying sweets to share with family and friends, the sights and scents of the mandir (home temple), getting dressed up in new fancy clothes, the story of Diwali and celebrations with relatives.  

Flaps (there are more than 140 in all) give you vocabulary words for different foods and definitions, as well as fun things like what’s inside the shopping basket or where the cat is hanging out. They also help illuminate the story of Diwali, which is the triumph of good over evil as Lord Ram defeated the demon Ravana to save his wife, Sita. 

This pretty and colorful book helps kids understand what Diwali is and how it is celebrated, regardless of whether they practice it at home. This would be a nice book to keep in a classroom (it’s rated for kids ages 3-7) or to have at home to teach kids about Diwali even if it’s not something you celebrate. Where I live there are a lot of people from India so we are probably exposed to Diwali more than some other regions of America, but it’s a nice holiday to know about wherever you live. 

Combine with the book Diwali and check out some fun lantern crafts and printables for kids to round out your experience. 

About the book: 24 pages, hardcover, published 2025 by Wide Eyed Editions. Suggested retail prices $22.99.