Cornmeal has been suggested by some as a tool to help resolve ant infestations. However, pest control pros say it won't kill, ...

The cornmeal method for ant control has been widely circulated as an inexpensive, non-toxic way to deal with ant infestations ...

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Summer's around the corner, and the bugs are out in force. If you have an ant problem on your hands, cornmeal is a safe, surprisingly-effective way to get rid of them. One Good Thing by Jillee ...

Several years ago, I started following an organic lawn program by using cornmeal as an amendment. At the time, I had many fire ant mounds. Every time I poisoned one mound, another would appear ...

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So when I heard about using cornmeal as a non-chemical way to get rid of them, I couldn’t wait to try it. According to proponents, ants feed on the cornmeal, can’t digest it and die.

Cinnamon powder also can be used on ant trails to deter ants. Sprinkle dry cornmeal on ant mounds. Ants eat the cornmeal which expands and then kills them. If ants are farming a particular tree ...

A hill of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) at the Texas A&M AgriLife Center in Dallas.(Louis DeLuca / Staff Photographer) Grits won't work. Neither will cornmeal or Malt-O-Meal.

There are a few articles on the web suggesting that cornmeal will kill ants because they can't digest it. Try sprinkling it near entry points or any areas ants may be congregating.