When ant hills start cropping up all over the yard, the knee-jerk reaction for many is to sprint to the hardware store for a jug of heavy-duty, synthetic pesticide. But before flooding the lawn with harsh chemicals that can affect pets, helpful pollinators, and the local soil, it pays to look inside the kitchen pantry.
A remarkably effective, non-toxic hack for managing an ant problem requires nothing more than mixing equal parts baking soda and powdered sugar.
Here is exactly how it works and why it is so effective:
The Science Behind the Secret
The Bait: Ants have a massive sweet tooth, but they are incredibly smart foragers. They will easily sniff out and avoid pure baking soda. However, when it is meticulously mixed with finely ground powdered sugar (confectioners' sugar), they cannot separate the two. The sweetness masks the deterrent, drawing them in.
The Mechanism: Baking soda is highly alkaline. When ants consume it, it reacts with the acidic fluids in their digestive systems. Because ants cannot expel internal gas the way mammals can, the sudden chemical reaction is fatal to them.
The Delivery: Foragers won't just eat it on the spot; they will carry this sweet, lethal mixture back to the heart of the colony, effectively taking care of the root of the problem.
How to Apply It
Simply blend a 50/50 mix of the two ingredients in a container and shake well. Sprinkle it directly around the perimeter of active mounds or along known ant trails.
Other All-Natural Alternatives
If baking soda isn’t on hand, a few other household staples can disrupt pest patterns naturally:
White Vinegar: Spraying a simple solution of vinegar and water along entry points dissolves the scent trails ants use to navigate, leaving them completely disoriented.
Diatomaceous Earth (Food Grade): A completely natural powder made from fossilized algae. It is harmless to humans and pets but breaks down the exoskeletons of crawling insects on contact.
Essential Oils: Peppermint, tea tree, and citrus oils act as powerful natural repellents. A few drops near windows and doors keep unwanted visitors at bay.
Relying on massive chemical interventions isn't always necessary to keep a property balanced. Sometimes, the safest, cheapest, and most elegant solutions are already sitting right next to the baking supplies.
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Wendy's version looks like an appetizer next to this bacon mountain.
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Stop accelerating down the mound.
I’m sure you’ve heard the cue to accelerate down the mound.
Get down the mound quickly.
The mistake most people make, and the mistake I made when I was 16, was trying to force it.
I was throwing slow, around 78 to 80 miles an hour.
I thought I had to push off the rubber as hard as I could to accelerate my body down the mound.
When I made the jump to throwing 90 plus to 95 as an 18 year old, the big change I made was this.
Instead of pushing off the rubber to accelerate my center of mass down the mound, I let gravity pull me into the ground.
That matters because when gravity pulls you into position without pushing, your back leg stays loaded and under you.
Now the back leg can work underneath you.
It can rotate you and pull the pelvis open.
That pulls the spine and then propels the arm.
The goal isn’t to force speed down the mound.
The goal is to let gravity set up the back leg so it can accelerate the pelvis, which pulls the spine into the throw.
Here are 6 of my favorite lower half drills🦵🔥
1. Janitor Throws
2. Kikuchi Drill
3. Darvish Drill
4. Walking Wind-Ups
5. Step-Backs
6. Rotational Step-Backs
More info on each one below ⬇️
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