Insect & Pest Control : How to Kill Ants with Cornmeal
Ants are organic-feeding creatures, meaning that they will indeed feed on cornmeal, but killing ants with cornmeal requires saturating the cornmeal with boric acid. Learn about spreading this cornmeal around the perimeter of a home to kill ants with help from a pest control company in this free video on killing ants with cornmeal.
Expert: Pete LaQuaglia
Bio: Pete LaQuaglia is the owner and operator of PestFreeGoGreen. He uses organic and natural ways to get rid of insects.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton
Duration : 0:1:15
November 16, 2010 @ 3:15 pm
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