How is Diatomaceous earth used to kill ants naturally without harming pets, children or birds?

Diatomaceous earth are actually the fossilized remains of Diatom which is a type of hard-shelled algae, and they are typically used as a filtration aid, mild abrasive in products such as metal polishes and toothpaste, mechanical insecticides, absorbent for liquids, matting agent for coatings, reinforcing filler in plastics and rubber, and anti-block in plastic films. Diatomaceous earth is also used as a natural pesticides and in our case this is helpful to kill ants the natural ways.

FUN FACTS ABOUT ANTS.

The Slave-Maker ant is so named because it raids the nest of other ants and steals their pupae. Once the pupae hatch, they are made to work as slaves.

HAVE YOU TRIED SPRAYING WATER REGULARLY ON ANT HILLS?

Spraying water regularly on areas where ants are seen will disturb their activities. Ants have certain scents that they leave on their trail which is picked up by following ants. This is how ants are able to follow a certain path while carrying food home to their ant hills. If you have noticed carefully, you would notice that most of the ant hills are built on crack areas where it is mostly dry and that their ant hills will almost always consist of some sands. Use your garden hose and spray water on your garden areas mercilessly to destroy their activities. Alternately, you can pour boiling hot water on the ant hills which will kill the ants instantly. Try it and see for yourself.

DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT ANTS?

Ants have been living on the Earth for more than 100 million years and can be found almost anywhere on the planet. It is estimated that there are about 20,000 different species of ants. For this reason ants have been called Earth's most successful species.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ANTS

If a man could run as fast for his size as an ant can, he could run as fast as a racehorse.

Ants can lift 20 times their own body weight.

KILLING GARDEN ANTS THE NATURAL EASY WAY?

Hi Everyone! Here are some of the ways i used to get rid of Ants which were destroying my garden and backyard. I got mixed results. Some methods worked out well but some did not even had any effect on the Ants. I personally uses the Multipurpose Liquid Cleaner with orange oil which i find is the fastest way to kill Ants instantly but i don't know if the liquid cleaner would do any damage to house interior. It shouldn't damage common surfaces such as tiles, woods since it is supposedly a multipurpose cleaner liquid.

Natural or organic insecticides used to kill ants.

I have tried the following methods below and I am eager to share which method of killing ants would be the best and most efficient without spending too much expense.Natural or organic insecticides are those which come from natural resources. Boric acid, is mixed with other things like sugar and boiling water. It can also be mixed as borax soap with sugar and water and is safe to use around pets and small children. 

THE ALL-TIME FAVOURITE ANT KILLER?

Today, i started off with cleaning my backyard and removing all the twigs, leaves and sands. Then i used my favourite ant killer liquid (Multipurpose cleaner with orange oil). I sprayed the liquid directly on the ants that i see running around and they died instantly. I tried spraying on the black carpenter ants which was quite big in size and i needed to spray three or four times only. The black carpenter ants as well as the other ants all died instantly.