I found this ant remedy on a boric acid powder search: Ants in the House Please tell me what I must do to get rid of ants in my house. I know how they enter and I have noticed that they seem to have wings. We have small children in the house and we would prefer to use a natural remedy. Reader response . . . The best Indian method of getting rid of Ants and at the same time you would like use natural method is Tumeric Power. This is my grandmother's method of solving the problem. We have had this problem often, on and on, and with kids around we have got rig of both Red Ants which sting and the black ones. Just sprinkle some tumeric power around the area from where they emerge and after some time you'll notice they have vanished. There are many uses of Tumeric Power. Regards, Rajesh Sanghrajka, Arihant Magnetics 2/3 North Public Square Road Basavangudi, Bangalore 560 004, India Boric acid powder, mentioned in our article at our web site about eliminating roaches, will also help with ants. One of natural methods is using cyenne pepper, mixed with a small amount of soap. Some folks add ground garlic or onion to the mix, too. Then it's mixed with water and sprayed. The soap helps it so it doesn't "bead up" and run off. It is safe on plants and vegetables. For chiggers and other "critters" such as ants, many have used "sublimed sulphur powder" -- it doesn't kill the bugs but they can't stand it -- this is best used outdoors. [Posted in FML issue 4087]