pet friendly ant killer?

[cinn78]

hello
i have an ant problem in my back yard. i'm looking for something to kill them off without hurting my dogs. thank you for any and all suggestions.

[special]

Food Grade diatomaceous earth

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...to%2Caps%2C284

PS here's an article on it

http://www.richsoil.com/diatomaceous-earth.jsp

The article reminds that to be effective DE has to remain dry. So if you are using it outside, use it when the grass is dry.

Remember it must be FOOD GRADE

[muttmomma]

I've heard that pouring boiling water on the ant hill works.

[Anberlin]

You could try nematodes. They eat many different "bugs" in the ground. I know people who use them so they don't have fleas in their yard, but I do know they help with other bugs as well.