Ants In House Plants Naturally. Simply combine and place in a jar lid or other shallow dish. Use feet to lift the pot above the surface.
Brush off any ants still on the plant itself. This should kill any ants living in the soil. Some bait traps contain boric acid or borax.
Mix equal amounts of borax and food jelly.
What's more, ants wreak destruction by eating away at plants, damaging the flowers, building ant's nests and stealing seeds, among other things. Alternatively, mix borax with granulated sugar in a 1:3 ratio. For some reason i was wrong. Ants are useful predators that feed on termites, caterpillars and fleas.